altar boy

Example Sentences

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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

The church where Pope Leo XIV attended mass as a child and served as an altar boy is now an empty shell.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

The plaintiff was an altar boy at Ascension Catholic Church in Chesterfield, Missouri.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

A priest in a black robe entered behind the last altar boy.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat