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
Again facing fraud charges, he fled the UK for a remote part of Kenya where not only did he claim to be an Anglican deacon but also a retired cardiac surgeon.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
“There was a time when he considered becoming a deacon in the Catholic church,” Perras said.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
Scott Peyton served the same priest, Father Michael Guidry, as a deacon.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
The puzzle was cleared up when a group of older church women took their deacon aside and delicately explained matters to him—naming French as the father.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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
Francis was scheduled to meet with Rome deacons in the morning.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 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
Once he dismisses us, the congregation goes outside, where a few of the deacons are flipping burgers and hot dogs on the grills.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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