On July 12, friends, family and the Emmaus Baptist Church congregation honored Deacon Robert Junious Owens Sr. for his 30 years of service as a deacon. He joined Emmaus at the age of 15 and over the ...

‘We can’t live without the Eucharist, and there’s no Eucharist without priests, so I want to do my part to make sure there are priests in the future...’ (L-R) Deacon James Fangmeyer, Jr., Deacon ...

It’s possible to define deacons in a number of ways — by their state in life, ministries, ordination, history or calling — but it’s a mistake to reduce them to the roles or functions. This may be why ...

During a time when the Catholic Church is facing a national crisis in the priesthood, the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese is planning an ordination celebration. Patrick Nwokoye will be ...

"There is neither male nor female. In Christ you are one" (Galatians 3:28). While in the military, I felt called by God to be a Catholic priest. I was lucky; I happened to be born male. In 1972, I was ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (RNS) — Ryan Burge, pastor and sociologist, has documented church decline for years. This Sunday, after 150 years, his own church held its final service. MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (RNS) — ...

AMMAN — Iyad Twal on Friday was ordained as auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem at the Church of the ...

Sunday’s 25th Anniversary Celebration for Pastor Randy Wallace and his family must have begun some weeks ago, because the program at First Baptist Church in Killeen included a video of photos ...