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    Annual Survey Provides Insight into the State of the Permanent Diaconate in the Church

    The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations has released its annual survey, A Portrait of the Permanent...

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    Annual Survey Provides Snapshot of the Permanent Diaconate in the United States

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