After Saturday, Frank Hine will be in an unusual position for a Roman Catholic — when his daughter weds, he can both give the bride away and pronounce the couple man and wife. “It would be a little ...

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 ...

Thirty-three new deacons from Rome's North American College were ordained Oct. 4 at a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing both excitement and joy to the men. "This is really a wonderful day for ...

GARY — One is a freelance photojournalist. Among is an engineer. Still another works in information technology. They are all members of the latest diaconal ordination class of 14 men in the Catholic ...

PETERSBURG — Dr. John Wesley Coleman, pastor, and the Good News Baptist Church family are proud to announce a Deacon Ordination Service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church, located at 1920 ...

A Brazilian bishop has called for the ordination of women to the diaconate for service in the Amazon region. The bishop said that 2009 revisions to canon law could allow for the ordination of women ...

Bishop Joseph C. Bambera will preside as ordaining prelate and principal celebrant Saturday for the ordination of 17 men to the Permanent Diaconate for service as permanent deacons in the Diocese of ...

A deacon ordination service will be part of the 11 a.m. worship service this Sunday at Signal Mountain Baptist Church, 939 Ridgeway Ave. Dr. Steven Wright will speak on "The Call to Serve," with text ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a first for New Zealand, a permanent deacon participated in the episcopal ordination Mass of his son. More than 3,000 people from throughout New Zealand attended the March 7 ...

The Diocese of Orange welcomed 17 new deacons Saturday, Oct. 19, in the first such ordination service at Christ Cathedral since its dedication in July. Bishop Kevin Vann led the solemn ceremony.