deacon
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Positioned on the liberal wing of the Catholic church, Steven Greydanus, a deacon and prominent commentator, also sees this unusual convergence of opinion.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
But others did it for him, including the deacon who led his memorial service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
The family sang gospel music and were active in the Church of God in Christ, where K.C. was a deacon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
“There was a time when he considered becoming a deacon in the Catholic church,” Perras said.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
She had two sisters and a brother, and they all had a comfortable upbringing as the children of a senator who was also a deacon in the Catholic Church.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Priests and deacons have marched at rallies and prayed for those detained and deported from Orange County to downtown L.A. and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
Currently the Catholic Church only allows men to become deacons - ordained ministers who can officiate baptisms, weddings and funerals but not mass, unlike priests.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Two referred to the possibility of women being ordained deacons, and those received the most negative votes even though they passed.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2023
Some even backed the ordaining of women as deacons.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
“You’ll catch on, Turner. Next time, you’ll catch on,” called Reverend Buckminster, and turned, laughing, to one of the deacons, who had thumped him on the back.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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