As a parent of young children, the importance of First Communion was not lost on me, although I admit I had not anticipated any sense of excitement or anything beyond the happiness that my child had ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many children completed the sacrament of Holy Communion at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton Saturday morning. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace veils ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, West New Brighton. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace ...

It sometimes takes a mystic to pierce through the familiar aspects of our Catholic faith and help us appreciate them anew. That’s what St. John Paul II did for me and my Eucharistic devotion. I had ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.

CHICAGO — In support of the faith-based community, Blessed Communion, the world’s leading provider of individually sealed, prefilled Communion cups, is fulfilling increased demand for its uniquely ...

First Holy Communion for the second grade students was celebrated on Feb. 8, 2026, at the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marksville. Pictured are: Top row, center: Father Wade DeCoste.

Joseph McAuley, on the occasion of his First Holy Communion, Saturday, April 19, 1969 Some three months before Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of the lunar module and left his footprints upon ...

“First Communion” is featured in the Irish Film Institute’s Father Delaney Collection. This video, preserved by the Irish Film Institute as part of their Father Delaney Collection, looks at what the ...

ATHENS, Greece — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread ...

For many Catholics, the eucharist is something wholly apart from partisan skirmishes. It is quite literally about God. Consecrated communion wafers known as the eucharist are stored under lock and key ...