as required by Church law — confirming that Deacons McCafferty and Burt were the “two first clerics ordained in the Diocese of Rome under the new Bishop of Rome.” “I texted the vice rector ...

Is it getting ahead of the church to tell the truth about its history, which includes hundreds, and perhaps even thousands, of women ordained as deacons throughout the first millennium?

In reality, there are no lone rangers when it comes to explaining the mystery of a vocation to serve the church in ordained ...

a member of the first commission on female deacons. “On the question of women deacons, Francis was trying to deal with centuries of misogyny that misunderstood the role of women in the church ...

The nation's Catholic permanent deacons were estimated to number more than 20,000 in 2024 -- but "as is the case with priests ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - In a heartfelt ceremony Tuesday night, Quinton Thomas was ordained a transitional deacon at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Blessed Sacrament is Thomas’s home church.