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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Ignatius Loyola parishes celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation at SS Peter and Paul Church, Plains. The Confirmation class of 2017, with clergy, from left ...

Confirmation has typically been offered to children in the diocese between the ages of 12 and 16, which means some may be confirmed in 6th grade and as late as 10th grade — but the average age ...

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 S ...

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 ...