Pope Leo to faithful: Avoid speaking hurtful words 

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic faithful to practice a “very practical” but often “unappreciated” form of abstinence for Lent: “fasting” from speaking hurtful words to your neighbor. Ahead of Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the Pope invited the faithful to practice “other forms of self-denial” such