June 2010A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate:

A Study for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 2009-2010   read more...

February 2010Encounter in recognition of Don Alberto Altana

On Saturday 16th of January took place in Reggio Emilia, Italy, an Encounter of reminiscence and homage of the Italian priest Don Alberto Altana    read more...

December 2009Crossroads of Grace

A Report on the Diakonia World Assembly, July 20th to July 27th 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, USA   read more...

September 1, 2009First permanent deacons ordained in the Archdiocese of Glasgow/Scotland

The twelve candidates ranging from 40-70 were ordained on Sunday 28th June 2009, after following the National Programme which is run in collaboration with the Maryvale Institute.    read more...

August 14, 2009Married deacons within three years

Irish parishes will see married men baptising babies and performing weddings within three years as a new training programme for deacons gets underway. Just short of twenty men, many of them married, from the Archdiocese of Dublin and the Diocese of Elphin will commence their 3-year studies for the permanent diaconate starting early next month.    read more...

20. April 2009Ordinations of Eight Permanent Deacons in Mumbai, India

April 4th, 2009 was yet another `red letter day' in the history of the Archdiocese of Bombay. On that day eight married men were ordained Permanent Deacons by Cardinal Oswald Gracias for the Archdiocese of Bombay, in the city of Mumbai, India. Although Cardinal Ivan Dias had ordained the first set of Married (Permanent) Deacons on 22nd January, 2006, this was only the second set of Married (Permanent) Deacons ordained in India.    read more...