ARLINGTON, Va. — America ’s second-to-last bastion of male-only altar servers has fallen. Arlington Bishop Paul Loverde has announced that women and girls will be allowed to serve at all Masses, ...

A Catholic priest who recently took charge of a San Francisco parish has said only boys can be altar servers, a move that is sparking both criticism and praise and comes amid a wider debate over ...

Boys 10-15 years old wearing white Philippine shirts huddled at the entrance of a church in the northern Philippines, excited about making their "pledge of service" at morning Mass. They then headed ...

Catholic families in Arlington are planning to demonstrate Sunday afternoon against the decision made by some local churches to exclude girls from altar service. A report in Sunday's edition of The ...