Huge crowds take in Pope Francis' Angelus prayer ahead of a week-long spiritual retreat.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE FRANCIS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I hope that the Lenten journey which has just begun will be fruitful to everyone, and I ask you to include in your prayers me and the employees of the Roman Curia who this evening will start a week of spiritual exercises. Thank you."<br/> <br />The Pope left the Vatican Sunday, for a retreat outside of the city state.<br/> <br />It's the first time in living memory the retreat is being held outside the Vatican.<br/> <br />Some say the decision is another sign of how the Pope is unafraid to change age-old conventions.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN TOURIST, BRIGITTE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I love the pope, I think Francis comes across like a real father figure and like a normal person."<br/> <br />But others doubt he can change the Roman Catholic Church:<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DANISH TOURIST, STIEG, SAYING:<br/> <br />"They have ruled the world for 2,000 years and the
