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Pope Francis prays with altar servers gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the 13th International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers taking place from July 29 to Aug. 2, 2024.

Over 50,000 altar servers gather in Rome for summer pilgrimage

Jul 29, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Representing 20 European nations, altar servers have come to Rome this week to participate in the 13th International Pilgrimage of... Read more

Pope Francis greets altar servers from France.

50,000 altar servers headed to Rome for meeting this month

Jul 5, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The German Bishops’ Conference stated in a July 2 press release the theme for the 13th pilgrimage is “With You,”... Read more

Pope Francis preaches at Vespers during a meeting with the 12th international pilgrimage of altar serves in St. Peter's Square, July 31, 2018.

Pope Francis to altar servers: Holiness is not for the lazy

Jul 31, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Everyone is called to pursue sainthood through living the Works of Mercy, though it is not for the weak of... Read more

Altar servers.

Why a former altar girl changed her mind about boy-only servers

Feb 10, 2015

By Kate Veik

When she was a young girl, Logan Crotty dreamed of becoming a Catholic priest.    Read more

Pope Francis met with more than 50,000 altar servers from Germany on August 5, 2014 in St. Peter's Square.

Bring Jesus to those outside Church, Pope tells altar servers

Aug 5, 2014

Pope Francis on Tuesday met with more than 50,000 altar servers on an annual pilgrimage to Rome from Germany, urging... Read more

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Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

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Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

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