Ascension Press’ ‘Renewed’ and ‘Received’ and Catholic Family Crate offer practical aids for families and parishes. Ascension and Catholic Family Crate offer a variety of resources. (photo: Courtesy ...

For Jacob Grice, preparing for his First Communion has meant more screen time than class time. Weekly catechism lessons on Zoom, online Mass and a virtual retreat were just a few of the ways the ...

“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 ...

Joseph McAuley, on the occasion of his First Holy Communion, Saturday, April 19, 1969 Some three months before Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of the lunar module and left his footprints upon ...

A first Communion Mass at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, was disrupted May 11 after a teenager attempted to enter the church with a rifle. Parishioners prevented the young ...