Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily, a sermon in the Catholic liturgy, on Friday morning after being chosen by the College of Cardinals as the successor to St. Peter the Apostle on May 8.
The former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of Chicago emerged from the Conclave on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV and offered brief words on Thursday of gratitude. His homily on Friday is the first major public address he has offered since becoming the first American pope.
Below, the full text of the homily as translated by the Vatican:
I will begin with a word in English, and the rest is in Italian.
But I want to repeat the words from the Responsorial Psalm: “I will sing a new song to the Lord, because he has done marvels.” ….
