The Vatican is not publishing the full text of the Pope's daily homilies because it wants to avoid giving them a level of authority that is not intended. "We must insist on the fact that, in all of ...

Pope Francis’ daily homilies, delivered without notes at the morning mass he celebrates in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae inside the Vatican, have drawn worldwide interest. His reflections on ...

For the first time since Pope Francis' election last March, the pontiff's popular daily morning homilies are being collected into one volume.* The homilies, normally short extemporaneous remarks by ...

VATICAN CITY — In his homily on Friday, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to remember the first time they felt the love of God and warned that those who forget this moment risk becoming lukewarm and ...

In his daily homily Thursday Pope Francis drew a distinction between the biblical figures of David and his son Solomon, saying that, like David, sinners who repent are still able to become saints, but ...

Priests who give boring homilies could take a cue from Pope Francis, known for his off-the-cuff riffs. (Credit: CNS Listen Ever doze off during a particularly boring Sunday homily? You’re probably not ...

It has been said that every priest and pastor really has only one sermon, and every Sunday is a variation on that theme, regardless of the day's readings. On his final Daily Show, Jon Stewart ...

Vatican Press Office reports that the full text of Pope Francis’ public events is made available, but the daily homilies are only summarized because of ‘the character of the situation and the ...