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Pope Francis preaches at Vespers during a meeting with the 12th international pilgrimage of altar serves in St. Peter's Square, July 31, 2018.

Pope Francis to altar servers: Holiness is not for the lazy

Jul 31, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Everyone is called to pursue sainthood through living the Works of Mercy, though it is not for the weak of... Read more

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Why a former altar girl changed her mind about boy-only servers

Feb 10, 2015

By Kate Veik

When she was a young girl, Logan Crotty dreamed of becoming a Catholic priest.    Read more

Pope Francis met with more than 50,000 altar servers from Germany on August 5, 2014 in St. Peter's Square.

Bring Jesus to those outside Church, Pope tells altar servers

Aug 5, 2014

Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging... Read more

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Father Marko Rupnik.

Ex-Jesuit, alleged abuser Rupnik listed as consultant in 2024 Pontifical Yearbook

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Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee names first English-language Bible translation in U.S. as official state book

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’

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