Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments for Catholics where a baptized person affirms their commitment to God and the ...

Bishop Earl Fernandes announced June 26 that the diocese of Columbus will be lowering its age of confirmation to the fourth grade.

Confirmation is for the baptized person, and it is administered with the anointing of oil, the laying on of hands, and the words, “Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit” (CCC, 1300).

It is looked at as a Catholic Bar Mitzvah, a sort of rite of passage into a mature faith. However, it is the case that a baptized Catholic infant can receive confirmation. (This is what is done in ...

Capuchin friar Brother Alexander Rodriguez, LaBeouf’s confirmation sponsor, told the Catholic News Agency (CNA) of the actor's plans, noting his desire to become a deacon "sometime in the future." ...

Shia LaBeouf turned to the Catholic faith after playing an Italian priest in the 2022 film 'Padre Pio.' His confirmation sponsor says he wants to be a deacon.

My daughter has attended the same Catholic school since kindergarten; and as she prepared to graduate from eighth grade, I brought up the topic of confirmation with greater frequency and urgency.

From RTÉ Brainstorm, what the communion season tells us about Irish society. While the Catholic Church consistently emphasises the need for informed and freely given consent, it could be argued ...

BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- Archbishop William E. Lori is lowering the standard age for confirmation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to 9. The age had previously been set at 14 to 16 in the ...

Shia LaBeouf has been received into the Catholic Church after taking the sacrament of confirmation, and is reportedly considering becoming a deacon.. The Catholic News Agency reports that the ...