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Confirmation
Bishop of Leeds lowers Confirmation age in an attempt to increase numbers
September 28, 2016
Bishop Marcus Stock said he was concerned about the number of baptised Catholics who were not confirmed
Jesus suffers with all, Pope says after confirming ill teenager
September 12, 2016
Giuseppe Chiolo, who is being treated at an oncology ward in a Florence hospital, wrote to the Pope with a request to meet him
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If Mass is dull, shop around
March 19, 2015
In a thriving London parish the catechists often ask me to give a talk to parents on how to keep their children Catholic
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October 03, 2014
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Debate: Are we leaving Confirmation too late?
January 28, 2011
Should the Church revert to confirming children before they receive First Holy Communion? Or would that lead to a diminished understanding of the faith?
Archbishop puts Confirmation before Communion
January 26, 2011
Archbishop Kelly of Liverpool has reversed the usual order of sacraments in his diocese
Children are being confirmed too early
August 13, 2010
Let's delay the sacrament until children are 16
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