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- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to lead his first papal Lenten retreat from February 22 to 27 at the Apostolic Palace.
- Varden will deliver meditations titled “Illuminated by a Hidden Glory,” focusing on St. Bernard of Clairvaux and the communication of hope.
- The retreat marks a return to a communal gathering for the Roman Curia, after it had previously been held in a different chapel.
