Pope Francis arrives in Arricia for a Lenten spiritual retreat
- 10 years ago
Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia left the Vatican on Sunday for a spiritual retreat in the town of Arricia, Italy.
It is the first time in decades that the Pope's Lenten retreat is being held outside the Vatican.
As the one-year anniversary of his papacy draws near, it is just one more example of how Pope Francis is changing age-old conventions.
The complex is located 25 kilometers outside the city-state in the forest of the hills overlooking Lake Albano.
He is staying in a simply furnished room, exactly the same as the other attendees.
The week-long retreat will include daily meditations.
Francis, the first Jesuit pope, is carrying on a tradition of his religious order to hold spiritual retreat away from people's usual place of work in order to inspire detachment and contemplation.
It is the first time in decades that the Pope's Lenten retreat is being held outside the Vatican.
As the one-year anniversary of his papacy draws near, it is just one more example of how Pope Francis is changing age-old conventions.
The complex is located 25 kilometers outside the city-state in the forest of the hills overlooking Lake Albano.
He is staying in a simply furnished room, exactly the same as the other attendees.
The week-long retreat will include daily meditations.
Francis, the first Jesuit pope, is carrying on a tradition of his religious order to hold spiritual retreat away from people's usual place of work in order to inspire detachment and contemplation.