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

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 ...

In an atmosphere of celebration, joy, and devotion, some 25,000 people, including 1,600 children in white robes and traditional costumes who received their first Communion, participated Sunday in the ...

Look down at your shoes, I thought to myself. My daughter, Rachel Day, was decked out in her first Communion attire: pristine white dress, neatly kept veil and silver shoes that looked both beautiful ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eleven years have passed since ISIS seized Mosul and the Nineveh towns and with every anniversary commemorated each year, the same question arises: How many Iraqi Christians remain? Despite tensions ...

Amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, the Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Mosul and its surrounding areas has continued its tradition of celebrating first holy Communion for children in Qaraqosh ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – This year the Advance/SILive.com is documenting the sights from one of the shared milestones for young Roman Catholics: First Holy Communion. This past weekend we photographed ...