Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore embraces lower age for confirmation April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry Stacy Golden (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff) Earlier this year, Archbishop William E. Lori announced that the standard age for receiving the sacrament of Confirmation will be lowered to 9 in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The previous age had been set at 14-16. George Matysek discusses the reasons for the change with Stacy Golden, director of the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, and Kenn deMoll, director of formation and innovation at St. John in Westminster – a parish that has already implemented the lower age for confirmation as part of a pilot program. To listen to the show, click play below. To read a story about the change in policy, click here. More Radio Radio Interview: Archbishop Lori and Cardinal Dolan discuss Catholics in civic life Radio Interview: The Future of AI and Its Ethical Implications: Insights from an AI expert Radio Interview: Catholicism, religious freedom and the early United States Radio Interview: Vatican journalist Carol Glatz shares insights on Pope Leo and covering the Church from Rome Radio Interview: From father to son Radio Interview: Source of All Hope accompanies people experiencing homelessness on Baltimore streets Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
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