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A minister of state has claimed that he has been barred from sponsoring his godson at a Confirmation Mass because of his views on abortion. Independent Alliance TD John Halligan has accused the Church ...

A confirmation program developed for parishes aims to call young people to deeper conversions, while teaching them the truths of the Catholic faith. The program, organizers say, has impacted hundreds ...

12-year-old Kiera told her mother prefer to have the former minister as her Confirmation sponsor Limerick TD Willie O'Dea who was sponsor at the Confirmation of 12-year-old Kiera Walsh, left, with her ...