Nine youths received First Holy Communion at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Oct. 29. The youth completed instruction on the meaning of the Sacrament of Holy Communion by Pastor Janell Wigen.

First Communion for seven year-old Seren in Formby means following a set of much-loved family traditions. Granny Norma takes her to the same dress shop the family has used for decades.

Each year, around 8,000 children in Scotland take their First Holy Communion. This rite of passage brings with it months of preparations, dress shopping, party planning and religious instruction.

The day that North Strand was bombed I was to take my 1st Holy Communion and this man came along and asked where we were going this time in the morning because it was 6am. Our clocks had stopped ...

PARKERSBURG — Holy Week services at First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., will begin Palm Sunday, April 2, according to the Rev. Ian B. Reid, senior pastor at ...

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 ...