Often homilies are so long, 20 or 30 minutes, that people will go outside to smoke a cigarette and come back, the pope said.

At a general audience, Pope Francis said that homilies should run under 10 minutes and be guided by the Holy Spirit.

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Mississippi State, though, made the plays it needed in the game’s final minute to beat Utah 66-62 on Thanksgiving. The 6-foot ...