The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

The seven newly ordained Deacons, and Priest for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have been urged to anchor their ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to ...

The Catholic Church in India has set up an exclusive mental health ministry amid increasing reports of suicide and depression ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The corner of Fisher Avenue between Amboy Road and Craig Avenue has been co-named Deacon John A.

Deacon Blues is a 2yo b unknown from United States trained by David G. Donk, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Dominus out of the dam Mineshaft Blues. Deacon Blues is yet to break its ...

SAGINAW, MI — The Catholic Diocese of Saginaw will host a march as an expression of solidarity with migrants and refugees on Saturday, Oct. 25. The march will start at 3 p.m. at the parking lot of ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS AND SUNSET PARK — A DEACON SERVING PARISHES IN SUNSET PARK AND BOROUGH PARK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM MINISTRY, Bishop Robert J. Brennan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn ...

Last fall, I had the incredible privilege of being one of 55 pilgrims to Rome with the organization Discerning Deacons, including people from the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, and Australia.

Laura McMasters, a longtime campus minister, performed her first baptism in February—welcoming an international student into the Christian faith and United Methodist community. McMasters, a deacon, ...