Permanent Deacons News Today

Eliminating a seminary diaconate is not only possible but necessary for envisioning a mature and fully formed diaconate for the future.

In the Catholic Church, Christmas is celebrated for eight days (Octave, from the Latin Octava) and opens up into a wonderful liturgical season of Christmas. On this second day of the Octave of ...

Since permanent deacons are ordained men who could be married and won’t be required to remain in the seminary, “design the diaconate a bit differently,” said Bishop Pablo Virgilio David.

Since permanent deacons are ordained men who could be married and won’t be required to remain in the seminary, “design the diaconate a bit differently,” said Bishop Pablo Virgilio David.

Catholic men, and their wives if married, with a deep spiritual life who are between the ages of 29 and 55 are invited to join an in-person panel of clergy for a Permanent Diaconate Information Night Sept. 21

Four men were ordained to the permanent diaconate Aug. 5 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany: Will Fergen, Sioux City; Alan Loew, Carroll; Jeff Stanek, Callender; and Mark Steinberg, Fort

Between the opening and closing of the Jubilee year, the Holy See will organize several thematic events to accompany pilgrims.

FIVE years ago, on April 7, 2018, the people of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa witnessed the Diaconal Ordination of Estanislao Kogure Benavente, Jeffrey Melvin Tenorio Camacho, Rosiky Bernadino Flores

Catholic men, and their wives if married, with a deep spiritual life who are between the ages of 29 and 55 are invited to join an in-person panel of clergy for either of two Permanent Diaconate Information Nights Dec. 5 and Dec. 10.

Archbishop Nelson Pérez will open National Black Catholic History Month in the Philadelphia Archdiocese with a Nov. 6 Mass that also marks the 40th anniversary of Black Catholic permanent deacons in the area.