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 ...

Dear friends, there is no doubt that an unforgettable meeting with Jesus is First Holy Communion, a day to be remembered as one of life’s most beautiful. … Children receive this sacrament solemnly a ...

“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 ...

it was her first communion and when the priest gave seven year old Brinley haida brink away for she nibbled it daintily. But when father Andrew young handed Brinley the chalice, she tipped it back and ...

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 ...

Second grade students of St. Mary’s/SS. Peter and Paul’s Churches will receive their First Holy Communion today at 10 a.m. in SS. Peter and Paul’s Church, 1000 Main St.: Hugh Bentham, Jacob Black, ...

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 ...

A South Dakota mom could not contain her giggles when her daughter chugged the "blood of Christ" during her First Communion. Stefanie Heidebrink, a nurse in Brandon, South Dakota, shared footage from ...

TODAY host Craig Melvin celebrated a very special milestone for his 8-year-old daughter Sybil this weekend: her Communion day ...