Pope Francis got seven seconds of applause recently when he said that some Catholic preachers talk too much. “At times, there are long sermons, 20 minutes, 30 minutes. But, please, preachers ...

His homilies were unusually direct. “He’d say that a homily should be short and to the point, like a miniskirt,” said Elsa Ocampo, 81, a volunteer at the Our Lady of Montserrat church in ...

Third, Catholic homilies referred far less to sacred Scripture than their counterparts did. In the 2,706 Catholic homilies studied from April and May this year, 68% mentioned the New Testament and ...

Pope Francis has once again appealed to Catholic priests to keep their homilies short, this time warning that homilies should be no longer than eight minutes or “people will fall asleep ...

VATICAN CITY — Priests should keep their homilies short and speak for a maximum of eight minutes to prevent members of the congregation from nodding off, Pope Francis said on Wednesday. The homily, or ...

Homilies must be prepared with the help of the Holy Spirit, be shorter than 10 minutes and put the spotlight on the Lord, not oneself, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis declared during his Wednesday catechesis on June 12 that homilies must only be eight minutes short. Philstar.com. ... With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can ...

Priests should keep their homilies short and speak for a maximum of eight minutes to prevent members of the congregation from nodding off, Pope Francis said on Wednesday. Pope Francis visits ...