Vatican City, Oct 30, 2024 / 10:40 am Pope Francis addressed thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, urging them not to turn the sacrament of confirmation into ...

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, confirmation is sometimes referred to as the sacrament of Christian maturity, but the Catechism stresses that one should not confuse “adult ...

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory administers the sacrament of confirmation to Rebecca Kinnebrew during the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in ...

Typically, Catholics pursue the sacrament between the “age of discretion” — around 7 years old, usually — and into their later teen years, usually 16.

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 ...

Pope Francis addressed thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, urging them not to turn the sacrament of confirmation into their “last rites” as Catholics but ...