Religious practice is in decline in Ireland and secularisation and cultural diversity are on the rise, so why is confirmation still so popular?

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Q: Recently my cousin got engaged and is in the planning process of her wedding. She is a baptized Catholic and has received both first Communion and confirmation. Over time my cousin slowly fell away ...

We have good reason never to be ashamed of the Catholic ... Confirmation, especially in these evil days when faith and morals are exposed to so many and such violent temptations. Q. 695. What do ...

Training professionals who deal with children in how to spot the signs and address child sexual abuse would change outcomes ...

In a stunning blow to the heart of MAGA, FBI Director Kash Patel has appointed a central figure in the bureau’s aggressive ...

Prelude Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Vigil of Holy Saturday. One may ask why there are a lot of importance ...

Sharon Roling, principal of the parish’s St. Joseph Catholic School, led the effort to bring the schools together for the event. The other participating schools were Lourdes Catholic School in ...

The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie will hold its annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 2, at 10:30 a.m. on ...

Fourth-year mathematics and philosophy major Grant DeRaedt said for Lent, he and a friend walk barefoot on the lakeshore and ...

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