The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality is seeking to discern the Church’s path in fostering a culture of dialogue and participation among its global community. The process will unfold over a two-year ...

In the heart of the Church’s synodal journey, an essential voice calls, awaiting recognition. The voice of the diaconate remains notably absent in the ongoing dialogue of the Synod on Synodality and ...

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston greets newly ordained Deacon Bruce Flagg during an ordination Mass for permanent deacons at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston Feb. 20, ...

Permanent deacons offer a unique witness to lay people, priests and bishops as well as a constant reminder of the Christian vocation to charity, said Archbishop Charles Chaput this week. “With ...

Permanent deacons and their wives attend a conference at the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome May 27. Attendees were participating in the Jubilee of Deacons, a celebration of the Holy ...

Results of an annual survey on the permanent diaconate of the U.S. Catholic Church show the estimated number of deacons in active ministry was 13,695 in 2022, the lowest since 2011. "While the share ...

"This, dear deacons, is how your vocation as ministers of charity will mature: in meekness." Francis then pointed to the image of the sick servant himself, who serves as a reflection of each one of us ...

The discernment about women's participation in the church, particularly the discernment about restoring women to the diaconate, challenges even Pope Francis to follow the synodal process of listening ...

Sharon, MA. I am happy to offer here Part Two of Deacon Mike Iwanowicz’s reflection on the Church, its problems and possibilities, as seen in light of his nearly 35 years of ordained ministry. It ...

Three Charleston area residents will be among seven men and women to be ordained June 11 to the Sacred Order of Vocational Deacons in the Diocese of South Carolina. The seven, who have completed a two ...