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On June 19, 2021, Pope Francis met a group of permanent deacons from Rome Diocese and spoke to them about their role, which he said is not a substitution for a priest or a bishop. In his address to the group, Pope Francis explained that the main path of the ministry of the deacon is indicated in
Lumen Gentium, the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which says that the diaconate is “not for the priesthood but for service.
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Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! Thank you for your visit.
I thank you for your words and your testimonies. I greet the Cardinal Vicar, all of you and your families. I am delighted that you, Giustino, have been appointed as director of Caritas: looking at you I think it will grow, you are twice as tall as Fr. Ben, go on! [laughter, applause]. I am also delighted that the diocese of Rome has resumed the ancient custom of entrusting a church to a deacon to become a diaconate, as it d