Vatican blocks women’s homilies, testing Leo’s view of women in church
Faithful reach out to Pope Leo XIV as he leaves Pavia Cathedral in northern Italy, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A Vatican ruling that bars laypeople, including women, from preaching the homily at Mass is testing the limits of Pope Leo XIV’s early signals of openness to women’s leadership in the Catholic Church.
