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 ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many children completed the sacrament of Holy Communion at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton Saturday morning. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace veils ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Scores of Staten Island Catholic school students on Saturday received, for the first time, the sacrament of Holy Communion. Both Holy Rosary R.C. Church, South Beach, and St.

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 ...

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 ...