Yet he plunged into the homily without hesitation–and without a script delivered a spirited homily that challenged his audience and brought people to their feet. Velo began by poking fun at himself.

Scripture Readings for Mass of the Day on Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord. First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, marking Palm Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square, ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off-the-cuff in a remarkable departure from practice.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, marking Palm Sunday in a packed St. Peter’s Square, ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off the cuff in a remarkable departure from practice.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, marking Palm Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square, ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off-the-cuff in a remarkable departure from practice.

Pope Francis abandoned his prepared speech Sunday at an evening prayer service in Havana to urge the clergy to embrace poverty and never forget "the most abandoned." His face flushing in the ...

Conclave was the most-decorated script of 2024 — and at the heart of it was the “sin of certainty” speech. While Pope Francis would likely have objected to rather ornate vestiture in the ...