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

"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.

“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.

"Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upwards and make them masterpieces."

This is an English translation of the homily given by Pope Leo XIV during the mass with canonizations of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis (7 September 2025).

"He surrenders. Not out of weakness, but out of love."

This is an English translation of the speech given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly General Audience on 27 August 2025.

"The Lord does not want worship detached from life. He is not pleased with sacrifices and prayers, unless they lead to greater love for others and justice for our brothers and sisters."

This is an English translation of the address given by Pope Leo XIV for his Sunday Angelus on the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (24 August 2025).

"Let us ask today for the grace to be able to forgive, even when we do not feel understood, even when we feel abandoned. Because it is precisely in those hours that love can reach its pinnacle."

This is an English translation of the speech given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 20 August 2025.

"Everything in God’s plan that makes each of us a priceless and unrepeatable good, a living and breathing asset, must be cultivated and invested in order to grow."

This address was given by Pope Leo XIV for his Sunday Angelus on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (10 August 2025).

"Even before we realize we need to be welcomed, the Lord has already prepared a space for us."

This is an English translation of the speech was given by Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience on 6 August 2025. This is part of the cycle of catechesis on the theme “Jesus Christ our Hope”.

"There is a burning question in our hearts, a need for truth that we cannot ignore, which leads us to ask ourselves: what is true happiness? What is the true meaning of life? What can free us from being trapped in meaninglessness, boredom and mediocrity?"

This homily was given by Pope Leo XIV during the Mass for the Jubilee of Youth on 3 August 2025.