In 2010, the practice of administering the sacraments of confirmation and Eucharist together to children in second grade was discontinued in the Diocese of Greensburg.
A process to raise the age of reception for the sacrament of confirmation to children in eighth grade began as a result of the development of a new and comprehensive catechetical curriculum for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
The current practice for the reception of the sacrament of confirmation in the diocese is enhanced by a catechetical and pastoral model that will continue to advance and deepen the understanding of this life-giving sacrament for children, youth, young adults and adults.