In the late 1800s Reform Judaism developed a separate ceremony, confirmation, loosely modeled on Christian confirmation ceremonies.

The confirmation ceremony, called a consistory, will be the sixth since he assumed the papacy in 1978 and the largest to date.

Parents have expressed concern about having him touch their children at confirmation ceremonies.

The secret was imparted by the chief phede at the confirmation ceremony.

Always an inquisitive and rebellious young woman, she concluded that she could not agree with the pledge, and would not participate in the confirmation ceremony.

The confirmation ceremony can be performed by a minister on or after a child's 13th birthday.

Freethought organizations developed "Jugendweihe", secular "confirmation" ceremonies, and atheist funeral rites.

He changed his middle name to "Pierce" when he had a Jewish confirmation ceremony at age 13.

There are my words for the confirmation ceremony-" "That is four days away; you'll know them.

Today, Reform synagogues in North America typically hold confirmation ceremonies on Shavuot for students aged 16 to 18 who are completing their religious studies.