National Catholic Register

1,600 Children Receive First Communion at International Eucharistic Congress

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 ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

‘When I Was a Child: Children’s Interpretations of First Communion’

Transubstantiation is dogma in the Roman Catholic Church. The consecration and conversion of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ -- the real substance of the Savior, ingested -- is at the ...
National Catholic Register

Walking in Faith: Eight Children Receive First Communion in Northern Gaza

In the midst of war and suffering, the Catholic faithful of Holy Family parish in northern Gaza continue to walk in the light of faith. Eight children received their first holy Communion this past ...
AINA

Over 450 Assyrian Children Celebrate First Holy Communion in Iraq

Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town of Qaraqosh, Iraq. (Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul) (CNA) -- ...