Pope Francis administers confirmation during the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 4, 2015. / Credit: Martha Calderon/CNA
CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 14:40 pm (CNA).
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation to 9 in a move designed to increase family involvement in the formation of youth.
Amid growing disaffiliation from the Church, Catholic leaders across the country are striving to better catechize young people by lowering confirmation age requirements. The Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Diocese of Salt Lake City both lowered confirmation age requirements in December 2024. Other archdioceses including Seattle, Boston, and Denver have lowered their confirmation ages in recent years as well.
