The pope also addressed the political crises in Latin America, including Venezuela, where he said he hoped "efforts to seek solutions will continue."

A visit to the pope’s old haunts.

Francis gingerly agreed to a nun's request for a kiss on the cheek, but said he would only approach her if she didn't bite.

A look at U.S.-Iran tensions, the papal hand slap and The Two Popes.

“War only brings death and destruction. I call on all parties to keep alive the flame of dialogue and self-control and avoid the shadow of enmity.”

Perhaps predictably, Catholics who have come to view Pope Francis as a threat to the clarity of church teaching could only see the worst in the pope’s angry reaction to the grasping pilgrim.