History was made at the weekend as the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore joyfully marked the ordination of a new Permanent Deacon. The historic ceremony took place on Sunday, January 25.

Georg Baetzing, Bishop of Limburg and Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, speaks during a press conference. Arne Dedert/dpa Despite opposition from the Vatican, German Bishop Georg Bätzing ...

The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons July 12 after it was revealed he had been presented with allegedly forged ...

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 ...

Oct. 22—PLATTSBURGH — Transitional Deacon Leagon Carlin is re-immersed in his studies at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Thirteen days ago, he and his father, Deacon James Carlin, were ...

Von George kneeled before Bishop Alfred A. Schlert, his head bowed, wearing the white stole of a cleric. It was a moment he had been preparing for the last six years — and one he was almost not well ...

ANALYSIS: While the synod’s working document gave some women’s ordination advocates hope that the Church would open up to the female diaconate, no ordained ministry has yet been considered by the ...

The synod on synodality is exploding ideas all over the church. Some on the extreme right hope for Tridentine Masses. Some on the far left hope for changes in teachings on sex and gender. Folks in the ...

A Brazilian bishop has called for the ordination of women to the diaconate for service in the Amazon region. The bishop said that 2009 revisions to canon law could allow for the ordination of women ...