Girls twirl around the "runway" and marvel at their beauty. For many, it's their first time wearing heels, albeit only 1 inch off the ground. "Some of them aren't even getting Communion," says Murphy.

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many children completed the sacrament of Holy Communion at St. Charles R.C. Church in Oakwood, on Saturday morning. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace veils ...

One by one they approach the priest with their hands stretched out before them.With near flawless motion, the children raise their hands, creating tiny “thrones” to receive the body of Christ, or ...

Newark, N.J., Apr 13, 2016 / 05:59 am. For many Catholic families, the day their child receives the Sacrament of First Holy Communion marks a pivotal moment in their journey of faith.

PHILADELPHIA — It’s First Holy Communion season. For months, Catholic children across the Philadelphia region have been preparing to receive, for the first time, the Holy Eucharist, tra… ...

When Charlotte’s Kids first opened in 1980, Communion dress-buying ... the First Holy Communion is a religious ceremony honoring ... gloves, veils, headbands, crowns, rosary beads ...

My daughter, Rachel Day, was decked out in her first Communion attire: pristine white dress, neatly kept veil and silver shoes that looked both beautiful and uncomfortable.

While parents all want their children to look at their best as they make their first Holy Communion, the price of new outfits, dresses, veils, gloves, bags and shoes for girls and suits and shoes ...

Three young Christians explain the Holy Communion, an important ritual for Christians involving bread and wine. This topic will be relevant to teaching Religious Education at KS2, 1st Level and ...