Articles on this issue "deacons"
Seventeen men were ordained deacons on May 26 at Westminster Cathedral. The men -- all former Anglican clergy -- were ordained, at the request of Monsignor Keith Newton, the Ordinary of the …
read moreOne of Hong Kong's four new permanent deacons says his vocation is linked to Pope John Paul II, and particularly to the Pontiff's death. Deacon Stephen Kwok Ping-fai was one of four to be …
read moreWhen one puts Christ at the center of his life, he thinks and speaks of nothing other than him and his Kingdom, the apostolic nuncio to Italy told 34 candidates to the diaconate of the …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: My cousin will be ordained this summer as a priest in the Episcopal Church (High Church). At …
read moreAnswered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Q: I train deacons in the pastoral administration of the sacraments and laity in participating in …
read moreIn his first address specifically to permanent deacons, Benedict XVI encouraged them to proclaim the truth with charity, responding in particular to \"new forms of poverty.\" The Pope received …
read moreThe National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States is now available from USCCB Publishing. The national directory addresses the dimensions …
read moreAbout 700 priests and deacons have been removed from ministry in Catholic dioceses since January 2002 because of policies aimed at sexual abuse, says the president of the U.S. episcopate. …
read moreJohn Paul II praised the work of permanent deacons who he says enable the Church to be close to the daily life of many people, including those who have strayed from the faith. When he met …
read moreThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will vote this June on a U.S. directory for the ministry of all the nation's permanent deacons, a USCCB statement reports. With nearly …
read moreThe number of permanent deacons rose 17% in the period 1998 to 2001, while data show that half the world's deacons are in the United States. Among the continents, only Asia experienced a …
read moreHow many Catholics are in the United States? And how many permanent deacons? The answers to those and other questions are in the 2003 Source Book, published by the U.S. bishops' conference. …
read moreHere is the statement of the International Theological Commission, published today, on its recently approved document on the question of women's ordination to the diaconate. * * * The general …
read moreThe International Theological Commission announced that one of its recent documents excludes the possibility of the ordination of women to the diaconate. In the statement issued through the …
read moreThe International Theological Commission is now analyzing the final draft of a document that addresses the issue of the ordination of women deaconesses. A Vatican Press Office statement said …
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