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Pope Francis spoke with the general public at the Vatican on Wednesday and he had some choice words for those who have pets instead of children, taken from the Vatican transcript of the speech.

The Vatican has made its stance on same-sex unions clear.

The pontiff was promoting the documentary “Francesco", which made it's debut this week at the Rome Film Festival.

Mass at the Vatican is such a Holy Event and Easter Sunday Mass is the biggest day of the year for Catholics.

Pope Francis is back home at the Vatican, but he is urging Catholic leaders to show ``exemplary'' courage by not allowing executions this year.

Pope Francis has expressed admiration for China and has declined to criticize its longtime one-child policy in a bid to heal decades of estrangement between Beijing and the Holy See and open a new era of dialogue.

Details on Pope Francis's first visit to America.

Pope Francis says divorced Catholics who remarry and their children deserve better treatment from the Catholic church. Francis reminded pastors in a speech Wednesday that such Catholics aren't excommunicated, even though they're sometimes treated as if they are.

Time magazine has named Pope Francis its 2013 Person of the Year.

Pope Francis has been selected by Time magazine as the Person of the Year.