A host of pastors and deacons lined up in the church basement wearing red stoles and exuberant smiles. We were gathered together for an ordination. Ordinations are joyful occasions, and celebrating ...

When the Rev. Harry E. Bronson, pastor of Rising Sun Baptist Church, asked Trustee Thomas James Bronson to consider being ordained as a deacon some 30 years ago, Bronson declined. Things change. On ...

Pope Francis’ words on forgiveness, service and communion were delivered to more than 4,000 deacons gathered for a historic jubilee celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica. An aerial view shows over 4,000 ...

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 ...

In my previous article, I tried to provide a framework for a more robust integration of the diaconate into the governance of the Church. By no means do I believe that an influx of deacons into key ...

METUCHEN – Bishop James F. Checchio will ordain three men, all natives of the Diocese of Metuchen, who are preparing for eventual service in the priesthood, as deacons during a Mass of the Rite of ...

Advocates for women's ordination — to the diaconate, the priesthood or both — say they are hopeful about the upcoming synod in Rome, despite some high-profile opposition to the possibility of expanded ...