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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a recent Saturday afternoon, the Hopcus family arrived at St. John Berchmans Catholic Church in the nick of time for 5 o’clock Mass. With minutes to spare, all seven filed in, lock step, stopping ...

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 ...