Rev. Dr. Edmund A. Steimle, in a special archival episode from 1970. Rev. Steimle was a distinguished Lutheran preacher and ...

This is the text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily at the Mass he celebrated Nov. 16, 2025, for the Jubilee of the Poor in St. Peter’s ...

A stained-glass window depicts Jesus as Christ the King. The Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, commonly ...

During a visit to Iznik on Friday, Pope Leo issued a call for Christian unity and fraternity in a world rife with war and ...

In the Sistine Chapel this morning... UNIDENTIFIED CHOIR: (Singing in non-English language). DETROW: ...The newly elected pope, Leo XIV, celebrated his first public Mass as head of the Catholic Church ...

A key component of a homily is that it demands ability, willingness, and capacity for public speaking. It is an act of ...

COMMENTARY: The homily for the pope emeritus was inadequate for the occasion, but measured by the Holy Father’s own standards, it was actually something special. Pope Francis presides over the funeral ...

On a recent weekend at the beach, the Rev. Daniel F.X. Powell Jr. saw a man with a tattoo that said “Everything has a price.” “And I thought ‘There’s a homily in that,’” Powell says. Powell is an ...

The following is the full text of Pope Francis' homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2023. Like a rising star (cf. Num 24:17), Jesus comes ...