While the Pope himself may have been deep in the spirit of Lenten reflection this week, that has not stopped the wheels of motion continuing around him as Germany prepares for an ecclesial fight and Africa awaits its poignant Leonine voyage.
Sequestered away in the beautiful environs of the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV will hopefully have had a largely peaceful week. The annual Lenten retreat for the Pope and leading figures of the Roman Curia began last Sunday evening and concluded on Friday afternoon.
