Seminarians from the Pontifical North American College at their ordination to the diaconate in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sept. 28, 2023. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) This essay is a Cover Story ...

VENICE — Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Venice, will ordain Transitional Deacon Alan J. Baldarelli Jr. to the Priesthood on Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. at Epiphany Cathedral, 350 ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — On Saturday, June 3 at 11:00 a.m., Bishop David Malloy will ordain Reverend Mr. Connor Orabutt to the holy order of priesthood for the Diocese of Rockford. At the June 3 ceremony, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Seminarian Travis Seagraves will be ordained as a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Youngstown by Bishop David Bonnar at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Columba Cathedral. The ordination ...

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. His ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Three local men have been ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Youngstown following a ordination liturgy June 17 at St. Columba Cathedral. Bishop David Bonnar ordained the Rev.

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 ...

A new deacon is being ordained in the Catholic Diocese of Yakima on Friday. Lalo Bárragan, who grew up in the Cowiche/Tieton area, will be ordained a transitional deacon at 7 p.m. at Holy Family ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis has made perfectly clear that he is opposed to ordaining women as deacons. Although I disagree with him, I accept that we are not going to see women deacons during his pontificate ...

Pope Francis has made it perfectly clear that he opposes ordaining women as deacons. Although I disagree with him, I accept that we are not going to see female deacons during his pontificate. But if ...