A large group of teenagers preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in June at St. John Vianney Church in Mentor is learning valuable life lessons along the path. About 110 students in ...

DENVER — The age of confirmation in the Archdiocese of Denver is being lowered to third-graders. The move is part of a restoration by Archbishop Samuel Aquila of the traditional sacramental order that ...

FORT SILL, Okla. -- Grierson Hill Chapel here was full of church-goers May 7, to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, a Roman Catholic ceremony when followers confirm their lives to Jesus Christ ...

Various sects that fall under the umbrella of Christianity have their own unique traditions when it comes to the sacraments. Roman Catholics about to receive the sacrament of confirmation often are ...

FARGO, N.D. — In the largely rural Diocese of Fargo, N.D., Father Paul Duchschere will soon be one among many priests helping to prepare children for a sacrament commonly reserved for later in life.

The Diocese of Columbus will lower the age of confirmation to fourth grade (ages 9 and 10). Bishop Earl Fernandes cited increasing secularization and challenges to faith as reasons for the change. The ...

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 to use it ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Parishioners will present their annual "A Festival of Lessons and Carols" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church festooned with magnificent Christmas ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The vicar for the Eastern half of the United States Vicariate of the Archdiocese for Military Services will arrive at Fort Knox Nov. 27 to lead celebrants in a special mass. Auxiliary ...