Deacon Lee Bidwell, who served at St. Helen in Glasgow, dies at 85
byDeacon Lee Gerard Bidwell, a retired deacon of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died on March 9 at Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow, Ky….
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Deacon Theodore ‘Ted’ Luckett, retired detective, dies at 76
byDeacon Theodore Carl “Ted” Luckett, who served at St. Christopher Church in Radcliff, Ky., died on March 4. He was 76 and had served…
Dos miembros de una comisión vaticana explican por qué la comisión dijo ‘no’ a las diaconisas
byPor Gina Christian, OSV News FILADELFIA (OSV News) — Un informe recientemente publicado por la comisión vaticana sobre el tema del diaconado femenino muestra…
Papal commission votes against ordaining women deacons
byVATICAN CITY (CNS) — A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons…
Deacon Sylvester Nitzken, a veteran of the Korean War, dies at 96
byDeacon Sylvester “Syl” Nitzken died Oct. 31. He was 96 and had been a deacon for 31 years. Deacon Nitzken was ordained Aug. 28,…
Deacon Reeves wants to serve people
byEven before converting to the Catholic faith, the idea of the priesthood intrigued Deacon Steven Reeves. Now less than a decade after joining the…
Three seminarians ordained transitional deacons
byDeacons Tony Cecil, Steven Reeves and Kirby Rust were ordained to the transitional diaconate March 24 at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral in Bardstown,…
18 men were ordained to the permanent diaconate
byEighteen men were ordained to the permanent diaconate Aug. 20 at St. Patrick Church. With the ordination of the new deacons, there are now…