This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Senior Vatican Correspondent Gerard O’Connell and Contributing Editor Ricardo da Silva, S.J., discuss the Vatican’s decision not to join President Trump’s Board of Peace, Pope Leo’s Lenten message, and the pope’s plans for the first Lent since his election last May.
Chapters:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:35 Vatican declines Board of Peace invitation
- 5:06 Pope Leo’s Ash Wednesday plans
- 7:17 Pope Leo’s Lenten message
- 12:14 Inviting communities to listen during Lent
- 14:30 Pope Leo calls war a public health crisis
- 18:14 Pope Leo begins visiting Roman parishes
- 22:43 Altar girls serve at papal Mass
- 25:36 Recent appointments of women in Vatican offices
- 29:20 Pope Leo dissolves papal committee for World Children’s Day
- 32:11 Credits
Links:
Vatican will not join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Cardinal Parolin says
Pope Leo XIV explains why Catholics fast during Lent
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