Deacon Ed Shoener, whose own daughter died by suicide, told a gathering of permanent deacons how to minister to the 20% of ...

Deacon Michael McGovern has been appointed director of permanent deacons for the Diocese of Harrisburg. McGovern, who was ordained as a deacon in September 2020, will oversee the direction, formation ...

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is partnering with the Diocese of Cleveland to offer a deacon formation outreach program. The five-year program will begin in August 2026 and prepare men for ...

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 ...

The number of permanent deacons in America is holding relatively steady, but more than a third of them are also at or approaching the required retirement age for many dioceses. According to experts, ...

Alberto José Gonzalez is a 50-year-old retired police officer, married with two daughters, who recently began his ministry as the first permanent deacon in the Diocese of Gijón, Spain. Whether it is ...

KEARNEY — Ron Ridder of Kearney had felt the call to go into ministry since he was in college. However, instead of becoming a Catholic priest, Ridder chose marriage to his wife, Debbie, and to serve ...

There were three area permanent Catholic deacons ordained on May 11 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago along with nine other permanent and two transitional Catholic deacons. The Archdiocese of Chicago ...

St. Mary Cathedral Church has named a permanent deacon, the first for the church. The Rev. Jim Long will help preach, conduct baptisms and witness marriages, said the Rev. Tom Kiefer. The role has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile as he arrives for the weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City, in ...