The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit plans a Mass for Pope Francis at 7 p.m. April 21. It will be celebrated by Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger. Pope Francis, 88, died on the ...

Communion and confirmation season is upon us. It's that time in Irish family life when many prepare their homes and gardens for family parties as their children celebrate the sacraments of ...

Parents are protesting the closure of Blessed Sacrament School in Erie, Pa. Parents claim the Erie Catholic School System has not been completely transparent about the closure. The parent group is ...

Seven adult Catholics from Malta, Indonesia, Italy and Colombia, who for various reasons had not previously received the sacrament of Confirmation, recently received the sacrament during mass at ...

“It is my sincere hope that, by more actively engaging parents in the preparation of their children’s confirmation, the graces of the sacrament will take root in these young people’s lives ...

Blessed Sacrament School in Erie will close in 2025 due to declining enrollment. Parents were informed of the closure via email and invited to attend a meeting to discuss the transition.

Pope Francis addressed thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, urging them not to turn the sacrament of confirmation into their “last rites” as Catholics but ...

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 ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The problem is how to ensure that the Sacrament of Confirmation is not reduced, in practice, to “last rites”, that is the Sacrament of “departure” from the Church, but ...

On May 25, they received the Sacrament of Confirmation in a ceremony held at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, La Rochelle, presided over by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale. The ceremony, inspired by the ...