GREEN TREE, Pa. — The family of a young boy tells Channel 11 News that their son was ready to take his First Holy Communion, but church leaders wouldn’t allow him because he has autism. However, the ...

A young boy with autism was denied his First Communion at a New Jersey Catholic church, leaving his parents along with many online, upset. Eight-year-old Anthony LaCugna, who is non-verbal, was denied ...

After testing the twirl of her frilly white dress, Elemiah Castro, 7, sat next to her peers and compared her delicate shoes with Lian Fernandes, 8, and Shea Moore, 7. The girls were serious, but ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Forty-five children received the sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday morning in Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Huguenot. Girls donned traditional white dresses ...

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 was supposed to be a blessed time for the family of eight-year-old Anthony LaCugna has turned into upset after they were told their son, who has autism, could not participate in his First Holy ...