The Pope's Homilies - English Version of the Pope’s Sermons and Speeches
Welcome to The Pope’s Homilies. This podcast allows you to listen to the English translations of homilies and other speeches given by Pope Leo XIV each week.
The Pope's Homilies - English Version of the Pope’s Sermons and Speeches
New Catechesis Series: Reflecting on the Second Vatican Council through its Documents
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"[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 by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 7 January 2026. This is the introduction to a new series on the Second Vatican Council and its documents.