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 ...

Four Catholic families prepare to celebrate their children's First Holy Communion, one of the biggest days of their lives so far. It's a sacred ceremony but also a time to celebrate. Show more ...

When her son entered the first grade, Nicole LaCugna began taking steps to ensure that Anthony would one day be able to receive Holy Communion. Anthony has a serious form of autism and is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eighteen area children received the Sacrament of Holy Communion in ceremonies held at the Church of Saint Patrick in Milford.

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 ...