Bishop James Wall of Gallup has announced in a pastoral letter the restoration of the order of the sacraments of initiation in the mission diocese. Once the new policy is implemented, children will ...

Gallup, N.M. — Bishop James Wall of the Diocese of Gallup has announced in a pastoral letter the restoration of the order of the sacraments of initiation in his diocesan territory, making it the 13th ...

'I was very surprised in what the Pope said to me, in terms of how happy he was that the sacraments of initiation have been restored to their proper order of baptism, confirmation then first Eucharist ...

This year we had the awe-filled opportunity to journey with eight students as they prepared to receive sacraments of initiation to become Catholic at the Easter Vigil. Four of them were catechumens– ...

In graduate school, I was a staunch defender of the Eastern approach to initiation. The baptized child receives all at the same time the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist. This ...

Participating in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) at Holy Saviour Church, Westmont, are, from the left, Father Terry Odien, pastor; Sister Bianca, fourth-grade teacher at Holy ...

This course provides a basic overview of sacramentality and the seven sacraments in the life of a twenty-first century Catholic. Against a backdrop of a sacramental life view and guided by text, this ...

Young people process into St. John of God Church in Central Islip, N.Y., in 2019, before receiving the sacraments of initiation -- baptism, confirmation and first Communion. (CNS photo/Gregory A.

FORT SILL, Okla. -- Grierson Hill Chapel here was full of church-goers May 7, to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, a Roman Catholic ceremony when followers confirm their lives to Jesus Christ ...

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults candidates, team members and sponsors talk in groups at Washington University’s Catholic Student Center in St. Louis in this 2012 file photo. (Credit: Lisa ...

This course provides a basic overview of sacramentality and the seven sacraments in the life of a twenty-first century Catholic. Against a backdrop of a sacramental life view and guided by text, this ...