The pastor of a Catholic church in Syracuse, Nebraska, was shocked when he discovered Saturday morning that the altar had been tipped over, a statue desecrated, and several other objects damaged. St.

As part of a new national policy on drugs and alcohol, Kenyan government officials have been considering raising the drinking age to 21, from 18.

The move follows concerns that the previous altar wine, originally intended for liturgical use, had become widely available ...

Wine for Mass in Kenya must now bear the “coat of arms” of the country’s bishops, the chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) announced Oct. 4. The Catholic faithful have welcomed ...

The Diocese of Palayamkottai in India launched an altar server training program with the help of the Diocese of Columbus, ...

A U.S. Catholic leader called for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to be disbanded after it recently ruled in favor of a feminist who interrupted a Catholic Mass while topless and "aborted" ...

As soon as she was old enough, third-grader Ellen Clarke joined the first wave of girl altar servers, helping break up a club reserved for Roman Catholic boys for centuries. Seven years later, the ...

Moreno Valley: Altar displays, live entertainment plus a beer and Michelada garden and artists booth will be featured at the ...

The Roman Catholic church confirmed Tuesday that an altar boy was one of two minors killed by gunmen outside a church on Mexico’s Gulf coast. The Catholic Multimedia Center said the other boy had been ...