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 ...

Remember your first Holy Communion? I was reminded of mine recently when I saw the son of a close friend receive his. Many things have changed in the Church and the world since my first reception in ...

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 ...

What was supposed to be a blessed time for the family of eight-year-old Anthony LaCugna has turned into upset after they were told their son, who has autism, could not participate in his First Holy ...

MANALAPAN, N.J. — Nicole and Jimmy LaCugna both grew up with a strong Catholic faith. Each attended religious education as children, married in a Catholic church and sent their first son, Nicholas, ...

For Jacob Grice, preparing for his First Communion has meant more screen time than class time. Weekly catechism lessons on Zoom, online Mass and a virtual retreat were just a few of the ways the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Last weekend, hundreds of second-graders of the Roman Catholic faith received their First Holy Communion in churches across Staten Island, after months-long delays due to the ...