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 ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.

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 ...

An idea that started in the laundry room of a Clarendon Hills family’s home has turned into a noble, and successful, effort that is helping many people whose children are taking first Communion. “I ...

All across Spain, children are attending catechism classes in preparation for their first communion this spring. In late March, around 50 boys and girls between seven and 10 years old gathered in the ...

In a first in the Catholic Church, a group of students in Ireland had an online First Communion ceremony at their own homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Ten primary school students ...