Catholic families in Arlington are planning to demonstrate Sunday afternoon against the decision made by some local churches to exclude girls from altar service. A report in Sunday's edition of The ...

Blame it on those San Francisco values. That’s what the Rev. Joseph Illo believes is driving the uproar around his decision not to train girls to be altar servers at Star of the Sea Catholic Church.

Boys 10-15 years old wearing white Philippine shirts huddled at the entrance of a church in the northern Philippines, excited about making their "pledge of service" at morning Mass. They then headed ...