Q: I am a 14-year-old boy, and growing up I learned to serve the Mass. At first I never served with girls (my old church did not allow it). They stated that serving was a gateway to the priesthood and ...

WARSAW, POLAND — A Polish diocese apologized after its lawyer suggested a former altar server could have enjoyed being sexually molested by a priest, as a spokesman for victims warned the church still ...

Police are calling it a new low. A thief strolled into a Gloucester County church during Mass recently and stole a bag of valuables belonging to an altar server. Authorities are sharing photos of ...

WASHINGTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- Police in Washington Township, Gloucester County are searching for someone who preyed upon a volunteer during church. It happened on Sunday, April 7th at Saint Charles ...

St. Patrick Catholic Church: 638 N. Calumet Rd. — The church will host a catechism retreat from 6-8:30 p.m. on October 23. The cost is $10. For more information and ...

"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 ...

Altar server Shaniah Chavez holds a candle as she participates in the opening procession during the Easter Vigil at St. John the Evangelist Church in Center Moriches, N.Y., April 8, 2023. (OSV News ...

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) -- Police in Washington Township are investigating after a purse was stolen from an altar server during mass. It happened Sunday around 10:50 a.m. at St. Charles Church ...

The Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launched its first altar server training program, teaching 1,570 children across five parishes more about the sacred role. With the support of the Diocese of ...

Twelve-year-old Katie spills out of the car, all 4-foot-7 of her, and walks to the side entrance of the imposing Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in north Baltimore. She passes under the “Maria Immaculata” ...

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 ...