At the front of the church, altar servers move quietly through one of the most sacred parts of the Catholic Mass. They carry candles, hold the cross, ring bells and ...

Pope Francis is cheered by faithful as he arrives in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME ...

Workers from Rich Murray Granite and Marble Works dismantle the altar at Holy Cross Catholic Church in preparation of moving it on Tuesday. Workers from Rich Murray Granite and Marble Works lift the ...

The College of William and Mary's president and board agreed yesterday to restore the altar cross to permanent display in historic Wren Chapel to quell a controversy that began with its removal in the ...

In 35 years rebuilding churches and altar pieces — from Harlem to White Plains to Pocantico Hills — the craftsman has built an extensive memory bank of crosses, pews and tabernacles. It comes in handy ...

Reporting from CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A deportee fashioned the rough-hewn altar for Pope Francis’ cross-border Mass on Wednesday, a stonemason born here but raised in Texas who hopes to one day ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As people in France and Catholics worldwide reflect on the destruction by fire of Notre Dame Cathedral, many have taken ...

(WJET/WFXP)– A Chautauqua County church is asking for their altar cross to be returned after finding an empty space of their own on Easter. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jamestown they found an empty ...