CLIFTON PARK >> Bishop Howard J. Hubbard performed his final Confirmation Mass Saturday as the tenured leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. The service was held at St. Edward the Confessor ...

Too many Catholic teens are slipping into adulthood without undergoing the central sacrament of confirmation, a formal acceptance into the church, complete with a special anointing of the Holy Spirit.

MUNDELEIN, Ill.(CNA) — Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, N.D., in a recent lecture, examined the sacrament of confirmation and explained his reasons for believing children should receive it before first ...

Universities across the country are experiencing a surge in students seeking the sacrament of confirmation this academic year ...

Gallup, N.M. — Bishop James Wall of the Diocese of Gallup has announced in a pastoral letter the restoration of the order of the sacraments of initiation in his diocesan territory, making it the 13th ...

What is the appropriate age for Catholic children baptized in infancy to celebrate confirmation? It might seem a relatively minor issue. Yet I believe the great efforts the U.S. Catholic Church has ...

FORT HOOD, Texas - Military family members confirm their faith at the Spirit of Fort Hood Chapel, March 15, during a sacrament held by Bishop Neal Buckon, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, ...

Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, N.D., and Fr. Luke Meyer, chancellor, talk with children at St. John Catholic Church in Wahpeton prior to their April 23, 2010, confirmation and first Eucharist Mass.

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 ...

The actor converted to Catholicism after filming Abel Ferrara's 'Padre Pio.' By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital Shia LaBeouf has been received into the Catholic Church after taking the ...