Pope Francis prayed that Jesus would "bring his smile, through our poor faces, to all the children of the world: to those who are abandoned and those who suffer violence.

Christmas songs that invoke Jesus’ name or mention the Nativity story are not automatically more respectful than Christmas songs that don’t.

Rest In Peace: Johann Baptist Metz was the theologian who made the modern academy.

“They died on their way to this country and made that journey from life into death,” Ms. Marquez said. “In the end, we will find them there with our God."

An English translation of the pope's prayer in Madagascar.

Pope Francis visited the African Republics of Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10.