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.

Hollywood actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf received the sacrament of confirmation on Sunday and was welcomed into the Catholic Church. LaBeouf, 37, whose journey to Catholicism was catalyzed by ...

Reflecting on the accounts of the confirmation of the first Christians, recorded in the Acts of the Apostles and in St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, Pope Francis said it is God himself who ...

The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the "sacrament of goodbye" for young people, who receive it and then do not come to church again until ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Ignatius Loyola parishes celebrated the Sacrament of ...

Bishop Salvatore R. Matano drew attention to renewing the sacraments of baptism, penance, Eucharist and confirmation.

Q. My daughter is a Catholic and has received all of her sacraments, up to and including confirmation. She is engaged to a young man who is Presbyterian. They are scheduled to get married in a ...

On Feb. 22, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy celebrated the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, the Lenten liturgy marking the final stage of preparation for those who will ...