There has been a recent rise in alternative secular communion ceremonies for families seeking to avoid the religious element of the ceremonies. Generally received between the ages of seven and nine, ...

A Catholic school banned a girl from attending her First Communion because she wouldn’t wear a dress to the ceremony. For Cady Mansell, who has a strong sense of fashion, an all-white suit was the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many children completed the sacrament of Holy Communion at St. Patrick’s Church in Richmond on Saturday morning. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace veils while the ...

While the July 20, 1969 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was of historic significance both to America and the entire world, Aldrin saw a bigger purpose in the mission. It was, he ...

A New Jersey boy with autism can receive his First Holy Communion this year, Catholic Church officials said Friday as they issued an apology for “an unfortunate breakdown in communication” that led to ...

Baptism and Confirmation on Saturday; first Holy Communion on Sunday. It was some week-end for the Osawaru family from Mulberry Park, the latest members of the Catholic Church in Sligo.On Saturday, ...