A bewildered artist has been denied a British passport because of his Catholic confirmation name - even though he added it 35 years ago and has been granted several passports including it before.

Q. 674. May one add a new name to his own at Confirmation? A. One may and should add a new name to his own at Confirmation, especially when the name of a saint has not been given in Baptism.

Why did you pick your confirmation saint? That was the question put to the staff of America for an article published in May of this year. I sheepishly declined to participate because, frankly ...