After some intercessions, the bishop, again imposing hands, spoke a second prayer of ordination, the ekphonese, characteristic only for the three major orders of episcopacy, presbyterate and diaconate ...

Through his ministry to young adults in Miami and beyond, Father Rafael Capó seeks to enable young Hispanics to live out ...

Oct. 25: Cardinal Fernández: Female diaconate will be studied ‘more ... Church’s newest saints will include a priest whose intercession led to the miraculous healing of a man mauled by ...

God the Father forgives us in Christ and heals us by the Holy Spirit. Let us therefore put away all anger and bitterness, all slander and malice, and confess our sins to God our redeemer. ‘How often ...

The synod concluded without movement on the question of women deacons, but kept the issue open. That was frustrating to advocates but also has helped some remain hopeful.

Cardinal Víctor Fernández on Monday reaffirmed Pope Francis’ position against women’s access to the diaconate ... that “rushing to ask for the ordination of deaconesses is not today ...

“Rushing to ask for the ordination of deaconesses is not today ... Pope Francis’ position against women’s access to the diaconate, an issue that will continue to be evaluated by a ...

a step hailed by advocates for female ordination. “Up until now, it’s mostly been a theological conversation or historical conversation,” Ms. Hidalgo, of Discerning Deacons, said on Friday.

Such titles do not entail sacred ordination — and do not bestow the full powers of a deacon, who, in most cases, can stand in for a priest. The global church is split on the question of ...