Bishop James Wall of Gallup has announced in a pastoral letter the restoration of the order of the sacraments of initiation in the mission diocese. Once the new policy is implemented, children will ...

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 ...

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 sacrament of confirmation is one of three sacraments of initiation; baptism, confirmation and eucharist, that Catholics receive to become fully initiated into the traditions of the Catholic Church ...

Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo said he is delighted to have first-hand papal approval for changing the order by which children in his diocese receive the sacraments. “I was very surprised in what the ...

This year we had the awe-filled opportunity to journey with eight students as they prepared to receive sacraments of initiation to become Catholic at the Easter Vigil. Four of them were catechumens– ...

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 ...

Campus Ministry’s programming includes Sunday and weekday Masses, sacramental preparation for those who want to become Catholic or for Catholics seeking Confirmation, and many opportunities to come ...

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston anoints the head of a confirmation candidate at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston June 5, 2022, during a celebration of the sacrament of ...