Typically, Catholic children ages 7 to 8 make First Communion in May, which, according to their faith, involves receiving the body and blood of Jesus Christ through bread and wine to symbolize ...

Every year, thousands of seven and eight year-olds across the UK take their First Holy Communion - an important rite of passage in the Catholic Church. It’s a sacred ceremony but the ...

Jimmy and Nicole LaCugna say their 8-year-old son Anthony, who is non-verbal, was denied First Holy Communion at a Jackson church.

As 60 children were set to make their first communion, the ceremony was interrupted by a gun-wielding teen who entered the back door of a church in Louisiana ...

A New Jersey family is up in arms after their non-verbal autistic son was denied First Holy Communion at their local Catholic church — sparking a social media firestorm. James and Nicole LaCugna ...

A New Jersey couple said their 8-year-old autistic son is being denied the chance to receive First Communion by their church because of his disability.

Our Lady Star of the Sea School 2nd-grade students celebrate First Holy Communion at Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Huguenot. (Owen Reiter for the Staten Island ...

MacKenzie Falzano, 7, made her first Communion on Saturday wearing a dress with elements of her great-grandmother's wedding dress.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Forty-five children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Girls donned traditional white ...