Pope Francis on Lent: Jesus is with us, even when we’re tempted. null / siam.pukkato/Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2022 / 08:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent. “Jesus too was tempted by the devil, and he accompanies us, every one of us, in our temptations,” Pope Francis said on Sunday. The 85-year-old pontiff reflected on the Gospel of the first Sunday of Lent to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square in Rome ahead of the Angelus, a Marian prayer. The faithful gather…