“Deaconesses,” Strictly Speaking, Never Existed
On Francis’ New “Deaconess” Panel There never was nor can there ever be the office of “deaconess” in the Catholic Church. When I use the
February 7, 2022
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On Francis’ New “Deaconess” Panel There never was nor can there ever be the office of “deaconess” in the Catholic Church. When I use the
Editor’s Note: This article (originally titled “Paul VI to be ‘Canonized’?”) first appeared on the old CFN website (Dec. 19, 2012) and was subsequently published
Editor’s Note: Last week Friday, on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (Oct. 4, 2019), a “prayer ceremony” took place in the Vatican
John Vennari wrote mainly for Catholic Family News. Several of his articles will be featured here each month, but the majority of them can be found on CFN’s website.