The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons July 12 after it was revealed he had been presented with allegedly forged ...

Georg Baetzing, Bishop of Limburg and Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, speaks during a press conference. Arne Dedert/dpa Despite opposition from the Vatican, German Bishop Georg Bätzing ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X ALLENTOWN – Three Schuylkill County men were among 15 deacons ordained on Sept. 14 at the ...

ANALYSIS: While the synod’s working document gave some women’s ordination advocates hope that the Church would open up to the female diaconate, no ordained ministry has yet been considered by the ...

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 ...

Von George kneeled before Bishop Alfred A. Schlert, his head bowed, wearing the white stole of a cleric. It was a moment he had been preparing for the last six years — and one he was almost not well ...

The synthesis report of the October meeting of the Synod on Synodality called for further research and deliberation on whether women should be admitted to the diaconate. In a piece published online in ...

SELLERSVILLE — A Sellersville man will be ordained by Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, as a transitional deacon for service in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Robert T.