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 ...

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 ...

When I was a young girl attending Mass with my family at St. Mary's Catholic Church in the 1960s and '70s, I don't ever remember wanting to be an altar server. So the fact that I ended up becoming one ...

It is a Sunday morning in 1992, and I am 10 years old and visiting relatives in the Midwest. We head to church, pile into a pew, sit, stand and then sing the entrance hymn at Mass. I happen to look up ...

On Sept. 29, when 10-year-old Amy Loughney slips on a white alb, ties a cincture and stands at the altar in St. Thomas More Catholic Church for the first time, the fifth-grader will be following a ...

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 ...

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church held its annual annual Sneaux Party for new and returning altar servers after altar server training on Sept. 20 on the church grounds. The training was led by Deacon David ...

Ever since starting to serve in 5th grade, altar serving has always held such a special place in my heart. Being up at the altar is something I believe very few people know the true specialness of. By ...

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 ...