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 sermons and other messages given by Pope Leo XIV each week.
Episodes
65 episodes
Who is Jesus, truly, for you?
"Dear brothers and sisters, let us seek not to retreat into our own convictions and religious certainties, but to remain open to an authentic relationship with Christ."---This is an English translation of the message given by Pope...
God's Table is Set for Everyone
"Even today, the Church can be surprised by God’s work and spread the peace of Christ beyond boundaries already drawn.”---This is an English translation of the message given by Pope Leo XIV for his Sunday Angelus address on the 20...
Divine Beauty (Solemnity of the Assumption)
"Love is humanity’s most beautiful adornment.”---This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (19 August 2026).The official text from the V...
The Lord's Presence
"But he said to them, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid!”---This is an English translation of the Sunday Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (9 August 2026).The official text from ...
Humanity's Hunger
"Dear friends, Christ truly satisfies humanity’s hunger, our hunger for truth and life."---This is an English translation of the Sunday Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV on the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (2 August 2026)....
The Hidden Treasure
"Encountering his Kingdom marks a turning point that does not limit life but enlarges it."---This is an English translation of the Sunday Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (26 July 2026).
The Smallest of Seeds
"God favors smallness, a sign of his discreet love, by which he leaves us free to accept or reject him."---This is an English translation of the Sunday Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV on the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (19 ...
Parable of the Sower (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
"He sees within us the potential of a good that, at times, we ourselves might fail to recognize."---This is an English translation of the Sunday Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (12 Jul...
The Holy Trinity (2026)
"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...
Pentecost (2026)
"...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 tra...
Easter Vigil & Easter Day (2026)
"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, sel...
Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper (2026)
"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 fr...
Palm Sunday 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 V...
Message for Lent 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 t...
A Single Sacred Deposit: The Relationship between Scripture and Tradition
“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 Eng...
Jesus Christ Reveals the Father
"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 ...
Learning from John the Baptist
"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 duri...
God Speaks to Us as Friends
"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 catech...
New Catechesis Series: Reflecting on the Second Vatican Council through its Documents
"[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 a...
Epiphany & Closing of the Holy Door
"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 Solemn...
God's Benevolent Gaze (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
"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 tr...
The Pope's Christmas Messages
"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 Nig...
The Refuge of the Restless Heart
"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 cateche...
