This illustration shows an altar with many of the objects used for the celebration of Mass. (Credit: CNS illustration/Zoey Maraist and Pia Hovenga, Arlington Catholic Herald) Listen ARLINGTON, ...

The archbishop of Londrina, Brazil, Geremias Steinmetz, gave Communion to a Muslim sheik at the funeral Mass for Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, who died a few days ago at the age of 89. The incident ...

Abbot Marcel Rooney will present "The Mass Explained" at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 2200 W. Ithica St. Rooney will give two talks - the essentials of the Mass and what Catholics ...

Jean-Luc Ngoie and Cyrille Monatshebe grew up volunteering together as altar servers at their church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last Sunday, they again worked to prepare for Mass — this ...