Pope Francis says prayer must be at the heart of this Lent, for it is essential to have this heartfelt dialogue with Jesus our friend, in order to experience real conversion. The Holy Father expressed this in his Message for Lent for 2020, which was published today, February 24, 2020, by the Vatican. Signed on October 7, 2019, in the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, the title of this year's message is "We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God (2 Cor 5:20)."