deacon
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Parishioners proceed to the front of the church, where a priest or deacon marks a black cross on their foreheads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
"We hope he'll continue with Francis's agenda going forward," said Rick Stevens, a Catholic deacon from New Jersey who happened to be visiting Chicago when he heard the news.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
“There was a time when he considered becoming a deacon in the Catholic church,” Perras said.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
It was the latest turn in a yearslong battle pitting the former deacon, Scott Peyton, and his family against the Diocese of Lafayette.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
“That’s for her son to decide. He is a deacon, after all,” said Reverend Buckminster.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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
Advocates for greater roles for women in the Church had hoped the synod might call for women to serve as deacons.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Future deacons, pastoral life directors, and talented lay people wait in the wings to be invited to serve.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
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
The deacons struck the pottage part from the record.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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