“The perfection of baptismal grace found in the sacrament of confirmation is not dependent upon age or knowledge of the confirmed,” Bishop Aquila stated.

Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo in a recent lecture examined the sacrament of confirmation and explained his reasons for believing children should receive it before First Eucharist.

In an August 2002 pastoral letter, Bishop Aquila instructed that after children receive the sacrament of reconciliation in second grade, they should receive confirmation and first Eucharist in the ...

Children enrolled in the religious education program at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Pittston recently received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera administered the ...

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 ...

Seven sacraments of the Catholic Church Confirmation The Catholic Church teaches that there are seven sacraments or rites through which God can communicate his grace to an individual.

By Jay Sorgi / Correspondent Gabriel Gonzalez Gomez, seen here, and his brother, Jory, received the Sacraments of ...

The Holy Father during his Wednesday general audience said confirmation is a “gift of God” and a “milestone” that should not mark a departure from the Church.

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 ...

Photos: Charles Spiteri Ten adults received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Anton Teuma during the Pentecost vigil held on the parvis of Ta’ Pinu sanctuary.

Scenes from the First Holy Communion at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton on Saturday, May 13, 2023. (Owen Reiter for the Staten Island Advance) ...