The Pray Tell blog has an entry about a diocese in Italy changing the age of confirmation from 12 to 18:
The letter states that the sacrament should be administered "at the age of discretion," with reference to the prescriptions of the Italian bishops’ conference which foresee confirmation "around the age of twelve."
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