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 ...

The Archdiocese of Cuzco, Peru, organized the First Children’s Congress on the Eucharist on September 25, bringing together more than 1,500 children who are preparing to receive First Communion in ...

Nine youths received First Holy Communion at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Oct. 29. The youth completed instruction on the meaning of the Sacrament of Holy Communion by Pastor Janell Wigen. During ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State's capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current pressure from Iranian-backed militias, over 1,000 Iraqi Christians, most ...