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Updated Confirmation Pledge aims to encourage healthier life choices
An online module is to be made available to pupils in Catholic schools who wish to avail of an updated Confirmation Pledge next year.
The aim is to help young people abstain from alcohol, smoking and vaping up to 18 years old.
The initiative, which was discussed at the Catholic Bishops' Summer Conference in Maynooth, also seeks to encourage healthier lifestyle choices during formative years.
The Irish Bishops' Drugs and Alcohol Initiative, in partnership with the Catholic Primary School Management Association, will produce the online module to complement the Grow in Love resource series that is used by pupils preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
