As I sit and wait, thousands of thoughts are running through my mind. Where is everyone? What if I have to do this all by myself? Will I remember my cues? That was how I felt on my first day of altar ...

Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a time for the dearly departed to come back home and visit loved ones spiritually. It is also a time for the dead to feast on their favorite foods, drink ...

Altar server Shaniah Chavez holds a candle as she participates in the opening procession during the Easter Vigil at St. John the Evangelist Church in Center Moriches, N.Y., April 8, 2023. (OSV News ...

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 ...

Many El Pasoans who observe Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican tradition, start building an altar a few days in advance of Nov. 1-2. Nov. 1 is considered the day to remember children who have passed away ...