A tornado damaged the parish hall and part of St. Mary's Catholic Church but the altar and a lit candle signifying Christ's presence remained intact.

Altar server Shaniah Chavez holds a candle as she participates in the opening procession during the Easter Vigil at St. John the Evangelist Church in Center Moriches, N.Y., April 8, 2023.

The 2021 altar at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church incorporates food, statuary and candles.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Each year, on the night before Easter Sunday Rev. Michael Martine, pastor of Holy Rosary R.C. Church, leads the Easter Vigil into the South Beach church.

Staffordshire Police have appealed for information after thieves stole a number of items from a church in South Staffordshire. ... Two silver altar candles. And a silver cross about 30cm in height.

A tornado damaged the parish hall and part of St. Mary's Catholic Church but the altar and a lit candle signifying Christ's presence remained intact. A tornado tore through a Barnsdall church May 6.