Young Catholics received the sacrament of confirmation conferred by Archbishop Pérez as he celebrated Mass May 21 at the ...

A group of 120 adults and young people received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Michael Router, Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh. Pictures by Tony Hendron.

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

urging them not to turn the sacrament of confirmation into their “last rites” as Catholics but to use it as “the beginning of an active participation in the Church.” Continuing his ...