The most important news story in the past year for the U.S. Catholic Church has probably been the infighting among U.S. bishops about whether or not pro-choice politicians, like President Joe Biden, ...

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 ...

Kyra Pence receives her medallion from Bishop Richard Malone during the 48th annual Catholic Bishop’s Altar Server awards recently at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Buffalo. Submitted photo BUFFALO — Kyra ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Pope Leo XIV speaks to altar servers from France during a meeting in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Aug. 25, 2025. More than 350 altar servers from 18 French dioceses took part in the pilgrimage.

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 ...

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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

Altar server Joseph Bruno conducted a flea market that raised $2,235 for his parish, St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Kingston. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno of Pringle and 201 1 ...

The Diocese of Palayamkottai in southern India encompasses the Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Tenkasi districts with a Catholic population of nearly 138,500. Altar servers attend a training session in ...