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Encounters in Lithuania

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Nuncio of the Baltic States, visited the training centre for deacons in Kaunas, where he also met candidates and their wives as well as representatives of the IDC.

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Conference of the Permanent Deacons and Wives in Austria 2025

The conference of the Permanent Deacons and Wives in Austria 2025 took place from 24-26 October in Wels in the diocese of Linz and was held under the biblical motto “Justice and peace kiss each other” (Psalm 85:11)

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From Vancouver to Mumbai, via Malawi

The latest online meeting of IDC’s Deacons’ Wives network took place on November 22nd 2025.

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Australian Diaconate Survey 2025

The most wide-ranging diaconate survey ever conducted in Australia has revealed challenges and opportunities for this growing vocation in the Catholic Church ‘down under.’

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The Diaconate, a "plastic" ministry

Deacon Giorgio Agagliati reports on a program of ongoing formation for deacons and spouses
in the Dioceses of Turin and Susa.

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