With white, flowing gowns, balloon arches, and a carriage suitable for Cinderella herself, one might easily mistake the events, where Catholic children receive ... child's First Holy Communion ...

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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful and pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Regina Caeli noon prayer, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) 33,714 people played the daily ...

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ROME — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues ...

The pupils in Presentation Primary School in Waterford received their First Holy Communion recently and Waterford News & Star photographer, Joe Evans was there to capture images of those in attendance ...

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV asked for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing ...