When words aren't enough to comfort or encourage someone in sickness, lean into prayers for the sick instead. As painful as ...

In the New Testament, the writer James makes a thrilling promise: “Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil ...

But increasingly, scientists are studying the power of prayer, and in particular its role in healing people who are sick. Most research in the field looks at how people who are sick are affected ...

The sick person answers "Amen." All who wish to do so receive Communion in the usual way. After a time of silence, the minister says the following or another prayer: Viaticum is the sacrament of ...

While most children usually ask mall Santas for toys and gifts, 4-year-old Prestyn Barnette requested something a little different when he visited Saint Nicholas on Sunday – a prayer for a sick ...

Enter Ematai, a relatively new organization that helps individuals to navigate aging, illness, and end-of-life care with ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance at the Vatican since he was discharged from the hospital on March 23 after a ...

Pope Francis arrived in a wheelchair at the end of the Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers, sparking joyous shouts of “Viva il Papa!” from the more than 20,000 present.

More than 20,000 pilgrims from 90 countries — including patients, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and other ...

According to reports on the Church information website "xinde.org" and the websites of several Chinese dioceses, the prayer for the sick Pope is linked to the Jubilee Lenten formation courses focused ...