Deacons in white albs gather outside St. Peter’s Basilica before the Jubilee Mass celebration at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2025. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA The Mass marked a pivotal moment in the ...

The Rev. Edward Weisenburger is the sixth archbishop to lead the archdiocese. He succeeds Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

The last deaconess of the Armenian Church was Hripsime Sasunian, who died in 2007. A decade after her death, in 2017, ...

Stained glass, statues, icons, music, incense and vestments are given to us to immerse ... Church (where I’m honored to serve as a deacon) led them to make a canonical transfer of rites.

For parishioners at Holy Cross church on Buffalo's West Side, Lent began as both a self-reflective journey, and a celebration.

Made of precious metal, they are set aside for sacred use only. Priests and deacons wear beautiful vestments during the celebration of the Eucharist and most of us, out of respect for our Lord, ...

Once accepted, he chooses a name and is dressed in vestments. The ballots of the final ... the senior cardinal deacon states the Latin words Habemus Papam, which means “we have a pope.” ...

These cardinals wear distinctive red vestments and are responsible for ... The senior cardinal deacon then steps onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and announces the historic words ...

As Pope Francis, who is 88 years old, continues to battle health issues, the question of what will happen next for the ...