age 97, beloved husband for over 43 years of Carol (nee Newman); loving father of Dawn Ross (husband Terry), James (wife Laurie) and the late Richard W. Jr. Dick was the devoted ‘Gramps’ of Stacie ...

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 ...

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Perhaps someday, the Catholic Church will allow women to serve as deacons. But that time, a Vatican commission has decided, is not now. “In light of Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and ecclesiastical ...

Faiths Vatican report says church teaching bars women deacons, but stops short of final ruling (RNS) — A Vatican-appointed commission says current church teaching does not allow women to be ordained ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms ...

Dec. 4 (UPI) --A commission chosen by the late Pope Francis to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in the Catholic Church has voted against it. Francis established the "Study Commission on ...

(RNS) — The opinion by the head of a commission charged with considering the question in effect states that the Catholic Church officially views women as 'other.' (RNS) — The Vatican has issued, ...

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other leadership roles in the Catholic Church. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting ...

Windsor senior Deacon Schmitt signed with Oklahoma football just days before playing for the Colorado Class 3A state championship. Schmitt is a 4-star offensive lineman ranked as the No. 2 overall ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Every Tuesday morning, Deacon Juan Lezcano leaves his parish in Federal Way, packs his stole and liturgical materials in a small bag, and drives south toward Tacoma’s industrial ...

Deacon Leemon Shankle, 80, peacefully completed his earthly assignment on November 15, 2025 and slipped away into the arms of the Lord, surrounded by his loving wife, Florence and family. Celebration ...