Yes it is called CCD...ALL of my DC went to or are going to Catholic schools. I have noticed the last 10 years the Catholic School system has Tanked right with the public schools.
As far as gifted programs for religion education...NOPE not going to happen. The teachers in CCD are "volunteers" they have an outlined program.
My DS 10 who has religion EVERYDAY in school spoke out and explained to his religion teacher why he believes evolution was/is very much a good possiblity.
Man, that went over well...NOT
This is what happens when you have kids who dig deeper and want to make logical sense of the universe.
I had to stifle him again...Just like the reproductive system he taught himself in 1st grade. I had to explain to him it was one of those things he cannot talk about at school...