Pope Francis greets a clergyman at the and of his weeklong Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, March 14. At the end of his retreat, Pope Francis said he and his closest collaborators at the Vatican “want to follow Jesus more closely, without losing hope in his promises and without losing a sense of humor.” (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) (March 14, 2014) See POPE-RETREAT March 14, 2014.