I want creativity, I want things to move'," said Gilles Rebêche, a leading permanent deacon ... priests are genuinely fascinated by the dynamism and intelligence of this hard-to-label bishop ...

According to Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the vicar general of Rome, there are 8,020 priests and deacons currently in the ...

On June 14, eight men were ordained as Permanent Deacons for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at the Cathedral Basilica of SS.

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2024.” ...

Deacon Robert Ruggiero has long thought that God had a specific mission for him — possibly the priesthood. But his journey to ...

Archbishop James P. Green may not be a familiar name to American Catholics, but the Philadelphia native has played a ...

Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

When the new bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson thanked his predecessor for his 16 years of service Wednesday afternoon, St. Augustine Cathedral erupted in applause. Priests ...

The Diocese of Phoenix, continuing as one of the nation’s fastest-growing in the U.S., welcomed two new men to the priesthood ...

A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the required delegation is valid, but illicit, unless the Holy See has declared otherwise in the reservation. * Deacons and ...