A would-be thief interrupted Sunday mass at a Queens Catholic church to demand cash at knifepoint but a quick-thinking deacon just wasn’t having it, cops said. The thief knocked on the door of St.

Deacon Dellmon P. Thomas, Sr. “Dell”, 96, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2025, at Cary’s Baptist Church on ...

Deacons take part in a Mass for their jubilee in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, that was supposed to be presided over by Pope Francis who was admitted over a week ago at ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

A Vatican commission studying the possibility of female deacons reported that the current state of historical and theological research "excludes the possibility of proceeding" toward admitting women ...

Panel of men and women debated appointment of women deacons Question has lingered for the past decade Deacons can baptize, witness marriages, but can't celebrate Mass Church reform groups criticize ...

People wait for the Angelus by Pope Leo XIV on July 27 in St. Peter’s Square. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME — A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ...

This is now our sixth issue of "Deacon Dreams," where, after each week, we outline Wake Forest's path to bowl eligibility (or better). We will preview upcoming matchups and talk about projections for ...

If you were a well-known New Orleans musician in the 1950s and '60s, “Deacon” John Moore probably played guitar on your hit record and/or sang at your funeral. Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Allen ...