The little white church dress is the first of many fashion milestones for young girls.

Sheila Derbes, seated, is proud of the dress that three generations of her family have worn for their first communion. Granddaughter Molly Derbes was the first of her generation to wear the dress ...

First Communion season is approaching and the killjoys are already out of the traps, suggesting that parents lavish far too much money on making our kids feel special. Sure, every family needs to ...

Girl wears mom's wedding gown for her First Communion Lily Whittaker's grandmother refashioned the gown for the 8-year-old girl's special day.

Harnett remembers her First Communion and how she “felt like a princess.” She doesn’t want the cost of a nice dress or suit to be the reason children feel different from other communicants.

Now, she said, she carries 120 dresses, suits for boys and prayer books, rosaries and this year’s popular item, first Communion music boxes that hold rosaries and play hymns.

MacKenzie Falzano, 7, made her first Communion on Saturday wearing a dress with elements of her great-grandmother's wedding dress.

First communion dresses for girls impose a great task on girls and parents as there are stipulated rules to be followed before selecting suitable apparel for the child.

As it turns out, a team of researchers have recently found good reason to believe that kids who dress up in superhero costumes are harder workers, and more likely to concentrate on tasks longer ...

(LIMA, Ohio) — Lily Whittaker’s First Communion dress may have been the typical white color, but it was far from average. The dress was made from the wedding gown that Lily’s mother, Quinn ...