LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 12 - Jill Fitzpatrick cried when the older of her two sons made his first Holy Communion two years ago, heartbroken that he would be the only one of her children to do so. Taking ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI offered a rare glimpse into his past Saturday and gave a small lesson in Catholicism to children who attended his first youth rally at St. Peter’s Square — an event ...

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 ...