-       Pope Leo, all the cardinals residing in Rome, and the heads of Dicasteries attend the Lenten Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia.

-       The Mexican Bishops’ Conference issuea statement in response to the eruption of violence in the country.

-       Thousands of people visit the relics of St Francis of Assisi, which are being exhibited for the veneration of the faithful for the first time in almost 800 years.