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 ...

It's Monday morning, and my week looks extra busy. I will try not to let it bring me any stress, though, and take one day at a time. Life is precious, and we need to treasure every day. It can change ...

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 ...

(RNS) — When the ordination of Angelic Molen of Harare, Zimbabwe, as a deaconess by Metropolitan Seraphim, the Greek Orthodox archbishop of the south African country, was announced in a press release ...

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) — ...

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 ...