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 ...

For some children, desperate to grow up faster, First Communion is a milestone. No longer will Catholic kids have to cross their hands over their chests, getting just a blessing and sometimes a touch ...

Occasionally I'll encounter a parent who disagrees with the Episcopal Church's policy and believes there should be a formal process for admitting a child to communion. Our Roman Catholic brothers and ...

Transubstantiation is dogma in the Roman Catholic Church. The consecration and conversion of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ -- the real substance of the Savior, ingested -- is at the ...

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 ...

“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 ...

After testing the twirl of her frilly white dress, Elemiah Castro, 7, sat next to her peers and compared her delicate shoes with Lian Fernandes, 8, and Shea Moore, 7. The girls were serious, but ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria – The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Bulgaria (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Pope Francis is ministering to Bulgaria's young Catholics, travelling to the Catholic stronghold of ...

There’s still money to be made in Ireland – if you’re making your first Holy Communion that is. But parents are struggling to pay for the big day with many resorting to credit cards to finance the ...

On Friday, the first of three rounds of displaced Iraqi children made their First Communion in a refugee camp in Erbil, providing a silver lining to an otherwise bleak situation. Out of the 5,500 ...