altar boy

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Scorsese grew up in New York’s Little Italy as a Catholic altar boy and aspiring priest who was also fascinated by the mafiosos that loomed large in his community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Born in Chicago in 1955 to parents of Spanish and Franco-Italian descent, Leo served as an altar boy and was ordained in 1982.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

He was also an altar boy for seven years, although that was a lot more stressful.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

From his childhood serving as an altar boy, he misses “the sense of community that formed on Sunday mornings, with the old lady you’d never see otherwise.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Stephen Carey told you and your father you couldn’t be an altar boy and closed the door in your face.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt