Deacon Jack Betzal will not only attend his first papal Mass on Saturday at Philadelphia’s Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul — he also will serve at the Mass. When the Holy Father celebrates ...

Photo courtesy of OSV News. Molly Cahill: Women deacons. They are the subject of a growing debate in the Catholic Church. So much so, that Pope Francis established multiple Vatican commissions to ...

Meeting the permanent deacons of Rome, Francis defines their mission and mandate. Not "half priests", nor "luxury altar boys", but people dedicated "to the service ...