The late chairman of EWTN’s board of governors served as Mother Angelica’s right-hand man throughout global Catholic network’s formative years. IRONDALE, Ala. — Deacon R. William Steltemeier Jr. died ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality is seeking to discern the Church’s path in fostering a culture of dialogue and participation among its global community. The process will unfold over a two-year ...

Albert "Al" Pickford understood broken people and helped them in any way he could, his family said. "Everyone is a little broken. You have to meet people where they are in life," he always said, ...

God, in His infinite wisdom, called home His servant Deacon Harold James Matthews, Sr. on Thursday, May 18, 2023. He was born January 15, 1939, to the late James A. and Sussie P. Matthews in ...

Seven years ago, I wrote the story of Aurora’s Deacon Bruce Watermann. At that time, I gave the opinion that he carried the workload of what could keep three ministers more than busy. As a sad update ...

By Patrick Schmadeke Litany An earlier version of this litany was created for and used with the deacon candidates for ...Read ...

When Ignacio Martinez walked his daughter Maria Henrietta down the aisle of St. Joseph Catholic Church for her wedding in 1992, he did so as both a proud parent of 10 and a permanent deacon who ...

If you grow up in a Baptist church, you often will hear about a group of selected congregants called "deacons." To me, they often were a mysterious group of men, holding occasional meetings and in ...