NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A deacon who has questioned the thoroughness of a recently published list of Tennessee priests accused of sexual abuse has been removed from ministry at his local parish. Nashville ...

A newly released Vatican commission report on women deacons shows the profound theological mystery of Christ's relationship to the church.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS AND SUNSET PARK — A DEACON SERVING PARISHES IN SUNSET PARK AND BOROUGH PARK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM MINISTRY, Bishop Robert J. Brennan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn ...

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

If the church approaches women’s discernment with condescension instead of curiosity, it risks undermining the process of ...

The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

Deacon John Horn blesses Carol Rizzotti following his ordination May 19 at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Credit: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz.) Listen NEW ORLEANS — The 18,000 deacons ...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A North Myrtle Beach church congregation whose previous meeting spot was the OD Pavilion club has filed a lawsuit against the former deacons, claiming they stole ...

Three female deacons in the United Methodist Church in Colo­rado recently found themselves without any paid position in a congregation. Two of them had been laid off by their congregations for ...

South Carolina Baptist Deacons Ministry is excited to be host for the National Baptist Deacons Convention of America, Inc. and its auxiliaries. The 84th Annual Session will be held from July 15 - 20, ...

A Catholic deacon, who called for an independent investigation after the Nashville diocese released the names of priests accused of sexual abuse, has been removed from ministry at his Brentwood parish ...