Bishop Ángel Fernández, the first successor of Don Bosco who has been created cardinal and who remains Rector Major of the Salesians, will be ordained bishop in the coming days. For this reason, the cardinal decided to enter the walls of the Vatican to prepare spiritually in a space belonging to a religious branch of the Franciscans.
According to the Salesian News Agency (ANS), the Salesian superior began a spiritual retreat this Friday, April 12, which will conclude on Monday the 15th. This space for reflection has been carried out in the Santa Clara convent, of the Poor Clare Sisters, in the Vatican, the news outlet states.
In statements to ANS, Cardinal Fernández indicated that “these days represent a time of silence and grace, in which I can encounter God more deeply and intensely.”