Next week’s ordination of 23 new Catholic deacons has been postponed after one of the candidates may have exposed the entire group to the coronavirus, Archdiocese of Newark officials said.

The Most Rev. Walker Nickless, bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City, will ordain Deacon David Esquiliano-Diaz as a priest and Frank Lona as a transitional deacon at 10:30 a.m.

Bishop James F. Checchio will ordain three men, all natives of the Diocese of Metuchen, whom are preparing for eventual service in the priesthood, as deacons during a Mass of the Rite of Ordination.

The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja, Bishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu, has withdrawn ordination certificates to four men he ordained as deacons on July 12, after he was presented with ...

A transitional deacon is the final step before the ordination of a priest, usually a year later. ... What: Ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Patrick May. When: 10 a.m. June 1.

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METUCHEN - Bishop James F. Checchio will ordain eight men, three of whom are preparing for eventual service to the priesthood, as deacons during a Mass of the Rite of Ordination. The ordination ...

ACI Africa, Jul 31, 2024 / 10:47 am. The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons July 12 after it was revealed he had ...

For the first time in centuries the ordination of women is on the table in the Roman Catholic Church. It has arisen as a real possibility through the Synod on Synodality, which was launched by Pope ...

While Vatican officials have taken a decision about the ordination of women deacons off the agenda of the Synod on Synodality in October, 2024, we come to Rome to ordain three women priests: ...

Deacon Isaac Makovo, of Kenya, has been studying at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and will be ordained as a priest on June 9. Advertisement Related Content ...