1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

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 ...

If I wasn’t paying attention to the confirmation process, how did the sacrament “work”? I suppose I was really asking: How was God working in my life back then? Today’s Gospel reading from ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The problem is how to ensure that the Sacrament of Confirmation is not reduced, in practice, to “last rites”, that is the Sacrament of “departure” from the Church, but ...