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 ...

The Archbishop of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation from the mid-teens to 9, a move designed to counter a trend of Catholic children leaving the church at younger and younger ages ...

Chosen is a new program produced and hosted by youth speaker Chris Stefanick, who has worked in parish youth ministry for 15 years. From Ascension Press, Chosen is a multimedia reworking of the ...

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 Lori, who has led the ...

Catholic schools want key preparations for sacraments such as Confirmation and Communion to take place outside the classroom, according to the findings of a survey by the Archdiocese of Dublin.

A group representing priests has said the current model of preparing children for Communions and Confirmations, where the bulk of preparation takes place in school, “is no longer fit for purpose” and ...

Catholic primary schools in the Archdiocese of Dublin will continue to prepare children for Communion and Confirmation under a policy aimed at placing a greater emphasis on families and the local ...

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes his fellow bishops to opening Mass of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' the fall plenary assembly Nov. 11, 2024, at the Basilica of the National ...

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.