I am now a senior altar server at my church. Altar serving is one of my favorite things to do, and not only is it fun, but it also brings me closer to my faith.

When I signed up last year to be an altar server at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, it was easy. But two years ago, that would have been impossible for any girl. One day when I was 6 ...

Holy Family prohibits girls from serving at the altar,” features an interview with Father Joseph McLagan, a priest new to the school who decided girls would no longer be allowed to serve at the ...

White, who was born with Down syndrome, has been an altar server for 25 years, receiving the calling after making his first communion, and serving at St. Stephen’s Parish in Attleboro before ...

Parish’s decision to stop training females as altar servers reflects wider debate over women’s role in Catholic Church.

A man who is thought to be Jersey’s longest-serving altar server has celebrated 70 years of service in the church. John Journeuax started when he was 10-years-old at St Luke’s Church in 1954.

Catholic organizations and individuals expressed a mix of emotions after Pope Francis' Jan. 11 announcement that officially opened altar serving, lectoring and eucharistic ministries to all "lay ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The longest-serving pastor of any one parish in the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has retired.

This video was sent to me today and I want to say that I find it beautiful. What makes the video so good is that it inspires a spirituality for the server that includes some of the following ...

The Revs. Joe Palermo and Thien Nguyen recognized the altar servers of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Metairie for their service recently. Chosen as this year's outstanding altar server is Sydney ...