The role of women must be more than just "functional," the pope said.

"Together with you, I pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never again be unleashed in human history."

When Pope Francis embarks on his apostolic trip to Thailand, he will have the assistance of a translator: his second cousin, a nun--who has worked as a missionary there for the last 50 years.

"If Pope Francis is needed, we should add him.”

Baptisms in Quebec have significantly declined in since 2012 and there's no indication the trend will reverse.

Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of ecological sins in the church's official teaching.