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Deacons start program to reduce stigma around mental illness

A new program that launched in April at Holy Name Cathedral aims to both raise awareness of mental illness and reduce the stigma associated with it.

Deacons need more supplies to help hurricane victims

When natural disasters strike around the country a group of “second responders” mobilizes in the Archdiocese of Chicago sending out utility buckets filled with much-needed cleaning supplies to affected areas.

Reaching out to Catholics on the margins

Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has urged Catholics to go out and minister to people on the fringes. For 25 years, Deacon Luis Trevino has done just that, ministering to those who work behind the scenes at Arlington Park racetrack as walkers, groomers and trainers.

18 new deacons ordained for archdiocese

A total of 17 new deacons were ordained for the Archdiocese of Chicago May 13, and one more was ordained in Mexico June 1. Ten are permanent deacons who will live out their ministry of service in their parishes. The others are transitional deacons who are expected to go on to be ordained as priests next year.

Deacon dads celebrate sons’ first vows as friars

When 10 men professed their first vows as Augustinian friars at St. Rita High School on July 31, ...

Ignore the parish schedule and serve the people, pope tells deacons

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Deacons are called to be servants who set aside their own self-serving plans and are generous with their lives, Pope Francis said.

Meet the archdiocese’s newest deacons

Archbishop Cupich has ordained 18 men to the permanent diaconate over the past month. Five men wh...

15 men join ranks as permanent deacons to serve in archdiocese

Over two ordination ceremonies on May 9 and 17, 15 men were ordained as permanent deacons to serve...

Misstatements in ‘Catholic Answer’

Father Francis Hoffman’s “Catholic Answer” column generally has useful replies to readers’ questi...

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