When it comes to religious milestones, the first Holy Communion is an important one in some Christian traditions. It usually happens when a child is around eight years old and in the springtime due to ...

“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Forty-five children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Girls donned traditional white dresses ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One hundred and sixteen children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Girls donned traditional ...

The event was held after a donation of 14 First Communion dresses from a primary school in Derry.

Nine second grade students took the next step in their faith development on Sunday, April 23. They received their 1st Holy Communion at Guardian Angel Church in Oran with the Rev. Joseph Kelly. Five ...

First Holy Communion is looked on as one of the holiest and most important times in a Roman Catholic person’s life. This Sacrament was conducted at St. Joseph Church on April 29, where 107 ...

Holy Spirit Parish recently celebrated First Holy Communion at St. Mary’s Church in Mocanaqua. Seven young people from St. Adalbert’s Church in Glen Lyon and St. Martha’s Church in Fairmount Springs ...

Every Saturday morning since mid-January, 15 young parishioners of Mar Abda Maronite Catholic Church in Bikfaya, a mountain village in Lebanon, have been diligently preparing for their first Communion ...

Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town of Qaraqosh, Iraq. (Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul) (CNA) -- ...