VATICAN CITY, June 23 - The Vatican on Tuesday reaffirmed a long-standing rule that only an ordained priest or deacon can give a sermon at a Catholic mass, rejecting a request from German bishops to broaden the practice and allow sermons by women or other laypeople. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

VATICAN CITY, June 23 - The Vatican on Tuesday reaffirmed a long-standing rule that only an ordained priest or deacon can give a sermon at a Catholic mass, rejecting a request from German bishops to broaden the practice and allow sermons by women or other laypeople. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.