Pope Leo XIV celebrated Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. The Mass was attended by an ...

On Wednesday Pope Francis touched on a topic close to home for both parish priests and people in the pews, offering his recipe for what makes a good homily, saying they should be short and ...

“This is not a memorial service. This is a celebration of life.” Have you ever heard sentiments like that before at funerals or from people talking about how they’d like to be remembered? Well, it’s ...

ROME — Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a busy Holy Week that will test his ...

In his first homily to the cardinals, Pope Leo XIV said that the Roman Catholic Church must be humble and lead through example - Vatican Pool/Corbis Pope Leo XIV’s first homily, delivered to his ...

America recently launched a national marketing campaign called #OwnYourFaith. This article is part of a series of essays tackling the questions many Catholics are asking about the church and the world ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Pope Francis at the last minute skipped reading his homily during a Palm Sunday Mass for tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square but continued presiding at the service, ...

Maison Hullibarger’s parents describe the 18-year-old college freshman as “passionate and opinionated,” a strong student and a devoted Pittsburgh Steelers fan. So when Maison killed himself on Dec. 4, ...

The most consistent comment that priests and deacons hear at the church door is “Good homily, Father” or “Appreciated your homily, Deacon.” What does that mean? Bishop Ken Untener, in his book ...

ROME — Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, avoiding a strenuous speech at the start of a busy Holy Week that will test his ...

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 ...

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by guards during a campaign rally after shots were reportedly fired at the Butler Farm Show in Pennsylvania July 13 ...