Letter of this Dicastery to the President of the German Bishops’ Conference
17 June 2026
The full text of the letter from this Dicastery to the President of the German Bishops’ Conference is hereby published concerning the request for the granting of an indult that would permit, in exceptional circumstances, an intervention of a homiletic nature by a lay member of the faithful immediately after the proclamation of the Gospel during the celebration of the Eucharist.