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Vatican says ‘nein’ to lay homilies in Germany

The German bishops made the request in March.

Edgar Beltrán
Jun 23, 2026
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The Vatican’s liturgy department announced Tuesday that it had rejected the German bishops’ request to authorize lay preaching at Masses.

Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, pictured on Aug. 28, 2022. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

The Dicastery for Divine Worship said June 23 that it had informed German bishops’ conference chairman…

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