Spiritual exercises begin in the Vatican

The annual spiritual exercises of the Pope and the Roman Curia began on Sunday afternoon, February 21st, with Eucharistic exposition and the celebration of Vespers. The exercises, which will take place in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Vaticans Apostolic Palace, will continue all week in the presence of Benedict XVI, with sessions in the morning and the afternoon. They will come to an end on Saturday, February 27th, and during the retreat all audiences will be cancelled, including the weekly general audience on Wednesday, February 24th. This years meditations will be directed by the Salesian priest, Fr. Enrico Dal Covolo and the theme is: The Lessons of God and of the Church on the priest ...