Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X ALLENTOWN – Three Schuylkill County men were among 15 deacons ordained on Sept. 14 at the ...

Married priests, women deacons and possible future popes were among the most read topics in articles written by National Catholic Reporter columnists and opinion writers in 2024. NCR's most read ...

Ask a permanent deacon about his primary role in the Catholic Church, and he'll tell you it's to serve the poor, the sick, the imprisoned and the lonely. But in a church that is faced with a steady ...

A deacon in San Diego told parishioners last week that he will voluntarily deport himself after his residency status was revoked by the U.S. government. The deacon reportedly made the announcement at ...

Roman Catholic Women Priests offer hope to Catholics that women priests and deacons are here now available to serve a renewed, inclusive church of equals. Roman Catholic Women Priests are leading the ...

Bishop Alfred A. Schlert announced the following appointments in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, which includes Berks County: Deacon Mark T. Brezina to St. Benedict Parish, Mohnton; Deacon ...

Midland native Charles Warner of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw was ordained to the transitional diaconate on Thursday, Oct. 2, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Warner, a seminarian and ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Midstate Pennsylvania will soon have three new Priests, according to the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. The Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg says Bishop Timothy C. Senior will ...

Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests to Ordain Priests and Deacons from Spain, France and U.S. in Historic Ordination in Rome on October 17, 2024 to foster Gender Equality in Ordained Ministry ...

ROME (AP) — A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, ...