Lorraine Murray is the author of eight books, most recently “Death Dons a Mask.” Her email is lorrainevmurray@yahoo.com. Each Sunday, an altar server processes into church carrying a hefty bronze ...

At my church, The Church of the Good Shepherd in Holbrook, and Catholic churches around the world, kids can be a part of the Mass by becoming an altar server. An altar server’s job is to assist the ...

Wearing a long white robe and youthful high-topped tennis shoes, altar server Gabby Palma proudly carried a large metal crucifix while leading a special procession Sunday at St. Julie Billiart Parish ...

Each Sunday, an altar server processes into church carrying a hefty bronze crucifix. Sometimes the cross-bearer struggles slightly beneath the weight — and this can be a poignant reminder of this ...