A lot of American Catholics might not see the importance of Pope Francis’ declaration that women can take part in the formal ministries of acolyte and lector. After all, there have been “altar girls” ...

"Am I the only one who is like: wait, women aren't explicitly allowed to be lectors and altar servers before this?" Flora Tang wrote on Twitter Jan. 11. She was not, in fact, the only one. (For ...

As I sit and wait, thousands of thoughts are running through my mind. Where is everyone? What if I have to do this all by myself? Will I remember my cues? That was how I felt on my first day of altar ...

Eric Seitz joined the men of the cloth in August 2020, and just two months later, his father, Ben Seitz, was clothed with a deacon's robe. With Father Eric at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wahpeton, N ...

NEW ORLEANS — Catholics across the world recognize March 19 as St. Joseph's Day and it is celebrated at many churches by creating elaborate altars, featuring a lot of food. If you are looking for a St ...

For the first time, the Catholic Church has an American-born pope, Leo XIV. In a recent article about the pope, he mentions serving and attending the 6:30 a.m. daily Mass. His memory triggered my ...

Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has mandated that girls are not permitted to serve as altar servers in parishes within the Archdiocese of Colombo. “No girls should be invited to serve at the altar ...

There was a thrilling role reversal as altar boys stood aside and watched their parents serving mass. The worshippers who took over the boys roles were the Catholic Men’s Organisation (CMO) of St.