The Pope's Homilies - English Version of the Pope’s Sermons and Speeches

"The Trinity helps us to love everyone and everything: we discover that every creature is made for communion, relationship and encounter." --- This is an English translation of the Sunday Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity (31 May 2026) The official text from the Vatican can be found here .

"...Christ restores peace between God and humanity, and the Holy Spirit pours this peace into our hearts and spreads it throughout the world. This peace stems from forgiveness and leads us to forgiveness." --- This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV on the Solemnity of Pentecost (25 May 2026) The official homily text from the Vatican can be found here .

"Sisters and brothers, even today there are tombs to be opened, and often the stones sealing them are so heavy and so closely guarded that they seem to be immovable.  Some weigh heavily on the human heart, such as mistrust, fear, selfishness and resentment; others, stemming from these inner struggles, sever the bonds between us through war, injustice and the isolation of peoples and nations. ...

"Out of love, the Lord kneels to wash each one of us, and his divine gift transforms us." This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday. The official text from the Vatican can be found here . 2 April 2026

"Christ, King of Peace, cries out again from his cross: God is love! Have mercy! Lay down your weapons! Remember that you are brothers and sisters!" This is an English translation of Pope Leo XIV's homily for Palm Sunday 2026. The Vatican’s official transcript of this homily can be found here . 29 March 2026

"I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor." This is an English translation of Pope Leo XIV's message for Lent 2026 on the theme "Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion".

“There exists a close connection and communication between sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture. For both of them, flowing from the same divine wellspring, in a certain way merge into a unity and tend toward the same end.” This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 28 January 2026. This is part of the Pope's catechesis series...

"Thanks to Jesus, the Christian knows God the Father and entrusts himself to Him with confidence." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 21 January 2026. This is part of the catechesis series on the documents of the Second Vatican Council.

"Let us learn from John the Baptist to remain vigilant, to love simplicity, to be sincere in our words, to live soberly, and to cultivate a depth of mind and heart." This is an English translation of the message given by Pope Leo XIV during his Sunday Angelus address on 18 January 2026.

"If Jesus calls us to be friends, let us not leave this call unheeded. Let us welcome it, let us take care of this relationship, and we will discover that friendship with God is our salvation." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 14 January 2026. The theme of this catechesis series is the Second Vatican Council and...

"[The Second Vatican Council] helped us to open ourselves to the world and to embrace the changes and challenges of the modern age in dialogue and shared responsibility, as a Church that desires to open its arms to humanity, to echo the hopes and anxieties of peoples, and to collaborate in building a more just and fraternal society." This is an English translation of the catechesis given...

"Let us ask ourselves: is there life in our Church? Is there space for something new to be born? Do we love and proclaim a God who sets us on a journey?" This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the Solemnity of the Epiphany and the Closing of the Holy Door held on 6 January 2026. 

"As we set out toward the new and unique days that await us, let us ask the Lord to help us experience at every moment, around us and upon us, the warmth of his fatherly embrace and the light of his benevolent gaze." This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God held on 1 January 2026.

"To find the Savior, one must not gaze upward, but look below..." This is an English translation of the two homilies given by Pope Leo XIV during the Solemnity of Christmas. The homilies were given during the Christmas Mass during the Night on 24 December and Mass during the Day on 25 December 2025. 

"Restlessness is the sign that our heart does not move by chance, in a disordered way, without a purpose or a destination, but is oriented towards its ultimate destination, the 'return home'." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 17 December 2025.

"Let no one be lost! Let all be saved! This is what our God wants, this is his Kingdom, and this is the goal of his actions in the world." This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV for the Jubilee of the Poor during the Third Sunday of Advent (14 December 2025). 

"To know that [death] exists, and above all to reflect on it, teaches us to choose what we really want to make of our existence." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 10 December 2025.

"Begotten by the Father, Christ is life and has generated life without reserve, to the point of giving his own, and he invites us too to give our lives." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 26 November 2025.

"Cultivating and keeping the garden is the original task that Jesus brought to fulfilment. His last words on the cross – “It is finished”  – invite each of us to rediscover the same task, our task." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 19 November 2025.

“Before our smallness and poverty, God looks at us like no one else and loves us with eternal love.” This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the World Day of the Poor and Jubilee of the Poor held on 16 November 2025. 

"Fraternity is not a beautiful but impossible dream; it is not the desire of a deluded few. But to overcome the shadows that threaten it, we need to go to the source, and above all to draw light and strength from Him who alone frees us from the poison of enmity." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 12 November 2025.

"Life shines brightly not because we are rich, beautiful or powerful. Instead, it shines when we discover within ourselves the truth that we are called by God, have a vocation, have a mission, that our lives serve something greater than ourselves." This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the Mass for All Saints' Day held on 1 November 2025. During t...

“ It is a hope filled with immortality because, even though they have been killed in body, no one can silence their voice or erase the love they have shown.” This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the Commemoration of the Martyrs and Witnesses of the Faith of the 21st Century held on 14 September 2025.

"In the journey of life, there are moments in which keeping something inside can slowly consume us. Jesus teaches us not to be afraid to cry out, as long as it is sincere, humble, addressed to the Father." This is an English translation of the catechesis given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 10 September 2025.

"If we have the courage to acknowledge it, we can discover that even our fragility is a bridge towards heaven." This is an English translation of the speech given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 3 September 2025.