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Lector Norbert Himmler, director-general of ZDF, Germany's leading public service broadcaster, gives a reading during a 2024 Mass in Ober-Olm. On a June 23, 2026, the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments announced that it had denied a request by the German bishops' conference to allow "in exceptional circumstances, a duly commissioned lay member of the faithful to preach in place of the homily during the celebration of the Eucharist." (OSV News photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)

World

Vatican denies German bishops' bid to let lay people preach at Mass, citing liturgical norm

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jun 24, 2026|4 Min Read

Fraternity of Lay Sons and Daughters of St. Maria Soledad

Sisters train lay Catholics for ministry to LA’s sick and dying

Natalie Romano|Jan 23, 2023|5 Min Read

Word of God

Pope Francis confers lay ministries upon 10 people in St. Peter’s Basilica

Courtney Mares|Jan 22, 2023|4 Min Read

Jenette Jaeckel, registered nurse, uses a stethoscope while examining patient Diana Nappo at Catholic Health's Good Shepherd Hospice site in Port Jefferson, N.Y., May 6, 2021, National Nurses Day. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Faith

How lay Catholics can serve the Church in the secular world

Cristofer Pereyra|Apr 27, 2022|4 Min Read

A lector delivers a reading during Mass at a church in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2014. Pope Francis ordered a change to the Code of Canon Law so that women may be formally instituted as lectors and acolytes. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes

Cindy Wooden|Jan 11, 2021|4 Min Read

Priests, wearing face masks, process past the faithful attending the first day of Mass July 12, 2020, at the Cathedral of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as the country reopened worship places during the coronavirus pandemic. The Vatican issued a new instruction July 20 on pastoral care that emphasizes the role of lay men and women in the church's mission, but said most parishes must be led by priests. (CNS photo/Andres Martinez Casares, Reuters)

Vatican: Laity have role, but most parishes must be led by priests

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 20, 2020|3 Min Read

From left, the 2020 Cardinal’s Award recipients: Michael Feely, Carlos Herrera, Mollie Baumer, Archbishop José H. Gomez, Paul Viviano, Dan Schwala, and Michelle Chandler. (Victor Alemán)

Doers of the Word: Meet the 2020 Cardinal's award honorees

Tom Hoffarth|Feb 27, 2020|14 Min Read

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