Reflecting on the accounts of the confirmation of the first Christians, recorded in the Acts of the Apostles and in St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, Pope Francis said it is God himself who ...

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus will allow children to get the confirmation sacrament at a younger age as the diocese Bishop tried to address young people leaving the church. The Catholic Diocese of ...

By Joachims Anthony On January 18, the Church of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH) joyfully celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation, during which 19 young parishioners were sea ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Under the glow of a single Advent candle Nov. 27, several member candidates from Fort Knox received the sacrament of confirmation into the Roman Catholic Church from Auxiliary Bishop ...

In a move apparently intended to keep more young people involved with their faith; Most Rev. J. Douglas Deshotel, Catholic bishop of Lafayette, has decreed that Catholics in the diocese — which ...

Holy Spirit Parish recently celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary’s Church in Mocanaqua. Eleven young people from St. Martha’s Church in Fairmount Springs and St. Adalbert’s Church in ...

Confirmation candidate Ayden Morocho kneels in prayer as his sponsor, Grace Esposito, stands behind him during a confirmation Mass May 5, 2022, at Holy Family Church in Queens, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory ...

PHOENIX — It's one of the key sacraments called the sacraments of initiation. It's the sacrament most focused on the Holy Spirit — and on the courage to spread the Good News. So it was distressing to ...

The sacrament of confirmation is one of three sacraments of initiation; baptism, confirmation and eucharist, that Catholics receive to become fully initiated into the traditions of the Catholic Church ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Ignatius Loyola parishes celebrated the Sacrament of ...