Nine men were instituted to the ministry of acolyte as part of their journey to the permanent diaconate at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington Jan. 31. The men are: Matthew Chapman, Andres ...

GREENFIELD — A refugee from Myanmar, Khiang Thu says the Catholic faith has been the one constant that has held him steady. Now, he is relying on his faith even more and sharing it with others as the ...

A deacon at a church in Brooklyn was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week. Sebastian Renoj Ordoñez, originally from Guatemala, was arrested Thursday as part of an ...

The first Sunday of 2026 — also the feast of the Epiphany — started joyfully for Fontana Catholics who celebrated their newly dedicated St. Mary’s Catholic Church. From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A local seminary student studying in Rome has been selected by Pope Leo to chant the gospel at a major Vatican Mass next week. Deacon Patrick Ernst, a 2016 graduate of Marian ...

Deacon Owen Daniel South Niskayuna, NY- Deacon Owen Daniel South passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy Ann South, and their seven ...

The Rev. Gregory A. Rapisarda, a former Harford County attorney and zoning hearing examiner who later became a Roman Catholic priest, died of cancer Dec. 10 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was ...

He was the Grinch who tried to steal Christmas. A down-and-out parishioner at a Queens church tried to rob a Catholic deacon at knifepoint before Sunday service — then sat down for mass until cops ...

WE’RE ALMOST THERE, O People of God! We’ve almost made it to Christmas in all its glory! Some years, the Fourth Sunday of Advent is also Dec. 25, which means Altar Guild rushes around and changes the ...

Tony and Gez had seen it all — and lost it all — in their individual journeys of addiction, recovery and conversion. Nine men were ordained to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate for the Diocese of ...

A half-century ago, Sister Evelyn Lamoureux applied to become a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. She met all the requirements except one: she wasn’t a man. Today, she is still waiting to become a ...