I am now a senior altar server at my church. Altar serving is one of my favorite things to do, ... where I help the priest with two other servers and do things such as carry the cross, ...

Altar servers wear a robe called an alb, a cross around the neck, and a rope called a cincture around the waist. Anyone who has served for more than five years receives a special silver cross.

Pope Francis celebrated a liturgy with tens of thousands of altar servers packed in St. Peter’s Square for a special audience on Tuesday evening, reminding them that Jesus Christ is always ...