Papal audience for the IDC
News: On 1 August 2024, Kilian Schadt took over the position of Managing Director of the International Diaconate Centre (IDC) in Rottenburg, succeeding Deacon Jörg Stein. More …
News: Bishop Dr Gebhard Fürst, the Protector of the IDC, officially retired on Monday, 4 December 2023. Pope Francis has accepted his resignation on the grounds of age. More …
News: December has long been associated with Christmas and the birth of a Baby in a manger, celebrated by Christians all around the world.
This year, December also stands out as the month of the launching of an original experience, that is to say the creation of a network which intends to connect deacons’ wives, worldwide. Indeed, on the proposal of the IDC Board, about ten wives, from the five continents, had been invited to take part to a virtual meeting. Not all were deacons’ wives but all were strongly committed to the diaconate somehow or other. More …