Former Deacon Excommunicated After His Son Is Sexually Abused by a Priest A Louisiana priest was convicted in the sexual abuse of the ex-deacon’s son.

During much of this time he served as a deacon in his diocese. The priest received his diaconate formation in the diocesan deacon training program while he was studying law.

The deacon’s family became vocal supporters of childhood sex abuse survivors after their son came forward.

Deacon Wissam Akiki, who serves St. Raymond's Maronite Cathedral, will be the first married Maronite Catholic in the United States to become a priest, said Bishop Elias Zaidan of the Maronite ...

A group of U.S. cardinals returned from Rome after a two-day conference with the pope. What are a cardinal's duties, and what do their ranks mean?

Deacon Steve Martinez said Thursday he’s aware of three other victims that have come forward.

Multiple men have been arrested in a sex sting, according to officials in Volusia County.Detectives said all the crimes were captured on camera.One of the men arrested is a former priest and ...

A former Louisiana deacon says his own son was sexually abused by a priest. After the deacon left the church, he said he just learned he was excommunicated.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Deacon John Williams will be ordained as a Priest of the Diocese of Springfield.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Monday that a Metairie priest has been removed from ministry after being accused of abuse 20 years before he was ordained as a deacon.

A Roman Catholic deacon from Metairie, suspended from public ministry this summer, is now under criminal investigation over accusations that he raped a pre-teen boy 20 years ago, according to ...