Heart disease health centre. Carotid artery disease: Causes, symptoms, tests, and treatment. The most common type of carotid artery disease is atherosclerosis, or narrowing of the carotid arteries because of a build-up of fatty plaque. Having carotid artery disease increases a person's risk of experiencing a stroke.
Definition of deacon for Students. 1  1 : an official in some Christian churches ranking just below a priest. 2  2 : a church member in some Christian churches who has special duties.
Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit. Permanent deacons, as most Catholics see them, proclaim the Gospel at Sunday Mass and assist the priest presiding, often by accepting the offertory gifts, preparing the altar for the Liturgy of the Eucharist and, at the end of Mass, proclaiming, âGo in peace.â.