About Christian confirmation, a sacrament or rite of passage in which a baptised person strengthens their relationship with God and becomes a full member of the Christian community. Confirmation is a ...

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.

Over 100 young people from the parishes of St. John’s in Westminster, Md., and St. Joseph’s in Taneytown were confirmed on Dec. 2, 2025, by Bishop Adam Parker. Credit: Rosalyn Thackston On a cold ...

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation to 9 in a move designed to increase family involvement in the formation of youth. For Archbishop Lori, who has led ...

MANCHESTER - New Hampshire Roman Catholic Bishop Peter Libasci has decreed that the sacrament of confirmation - traditionally seen as a rite of adulthood passage in the Catholic Church - will be ...

Confirmation in the Catholic Diocese of Erie will no longer be a one-year-and-done foundation for faith, and it won't be limited to the classroom. The diocese not only is changing the timing for ...

Analysis: Religious practice is in decline in Ireland and secularisation and cultural diversity are on the rise, so why is confirmation still so popular? Communion and confirmation season is upon us.

TRUCKSVILLE — The Trucksville United Methodist Church, 21 W. Church Road, recently welcomed 14 new members into membership after they completed their confirmation journey. The students attended ...