The "most beautiful gift" the Catholic Church and its members can give the world is a reason to live with hope, Pope Francis ...

This week on “Preach,” the Rev. Justin Lopina joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to discuss how John the Baptist’s call to ...

The dream has more combinations than I can count, but the issue is always the same: Something terribly important is nigh, for ...

Preachers must preach an idea, a feeling, and a call to action. Beyond eight minutes the preaching starts to fade, it is not ...

Pope Francis continues his series of audience talks on the Holy Spirit, focusing on its role in evangelization and preaching ...

Pope Francis focussed this week's General Audience on the role of preaching in the Church. He encouraged preachers to rely on ...

Cardinal Arinze noted the alarming trend of young people drifting from the Catholic faith ... Arinze has urged priests to avoid lengthy homilies, saying a homily should not be an exhibition ...

Often homilies are so long, 20 or 30 minutes ... families and communities every day by delivering the news people need to ...

Vatican-based Nigerian Church leader Cardinal Francis Arinze has urged priests to avoid lengthy homilies ... trend of young people drifting from the Catholic faith, turning instead to African ...

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. Those who preach must convey "one idea ...