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. Minister denied a role in godson’s Confirmation ...

Capuchin friar Brother Alexander Rodriguez, LaBeouf’s confirmation sponsor, told the Catholic News Agency (CNA) of the actor's plans, noting his desire to become a deacon "sometime in the future." ...

Brother Alex Rodriguez (left) was Shia LaBeouf’s (center) confirmation sponsor. Capuchin Franciscans – Western America Province. According to a December 2020 lawsuit filed by singer FKA Twigs ...

LaBeouf's confirmation sponsor, Capuchin friar Brother Alexander Rodriguez, told The Catholic News Agency that the actor wants to become a deacon "sometime in the future," and that he began ...

Shia LaBeouf on Nov. 3, 2019. Steve Granitz/WireImage. Capuchin friar Brother Alexander Rodriguez, who served as LaBeouf's confirmation sponsor, told CNA that LaBeouf has been contemplating ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 19:00 pm. In order to study the most appropriate ways to restore the actual purpose of the role of godparents and sponsors, the bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli ...

A confirmation sponsor, or individual specially selected by the confirmand, has a crucial role in the confirmand’s spiritual journey leading up to confirmation. Being a confirmation sponsor is a ...

Last fall my 17-year-old niece asked me to be her confirmation sponsor. And when I traveled to Wisconsin for the ceremony this spring, I noticed that she seemed to be having some anxiety about it all.

Shia LaBeouf turned to the Catholic faith after playing an Italian priest in the 2022 film 'Padre Pio.' His confirmation sponsor says he wants to be a deacon.

A Confirmation sponsor is also not absolutely required by canon law, but should be given “insofar as possible” to fulfill the role of taking care that “the confirmed person behaves as a true ...