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 ...

“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...

The Eucharist arrives at St. Mary of the Pines in Manahawkin, New Jersey, May 29, part of the Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage 2024. (photo: Jeffrey Bruno/EWTN) Register Staff Blogs ...

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 said ...

No wheat in wafer? That's no first Communion, Catholic Church tells girl The mother of an eight-year-old girl is taking on the Catholic Church -- after her daughter's first Holy Communion was declared ...