Diocesan deacons 'fortunate and blessed' to attend Jubilee of Deacons at Vatican

By Lauren Clem, Staff Reporter 

PROVIDENCE — For John Silvia, who serves as a deacon at St. Barnabas Church, Portsmouth, the opportunity to travel to the Vatican May 27 through 29 for the Jubilee of Deacons and participate in one of the largest gatherings of Catholic deacons ever held was a chance he didn’t want to pass up. More.