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 ...

A New Jersey boy with autism can receive his First Holy Communion this year, Catholic Church officials said Friday as they issued an apology for “an unfortunate breakdown in communication” that led to ...

A New Jersey couple said their 8-year-old son is being denied the chance to receive First Communion by their church because he is autistic. Jimmy LaCugna said in a Facebook post that he and his wife ...

JACKSON - A Catholic church that drew sharp criticism for denying a boy with autism the chance to receive first Holy Communion this spring has reversed its decision after apparent input from 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 ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Many children completed the sacrament of Holy Communion at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton Saturday morning. Girls donned traditional white dresses with lace veils ...

As a parent of young children, the importance of First Communion was not lost on me, although I admit I had not anticipated any sense of excitement or anything beyond the happiness that my child had ...

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 ...

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 ...