Prayers for the sick have long been a source of comfort, hope and healing for folks that are dealing with challenging times.

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 ...

We had no doubt that if you were sick, you could just call the elders ... “For a multitude of reasons, research on the healing effects of prayer is riddled with assumptions, challenges and ...

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 ...

Father Jean de Dieu Belembaongo, a religious priest of the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians), serves as a hospital chaplain in the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. For La Croix ...

Fye Editorial Our diocese asks us to pray for Pope Francis as he battles a life-threatening illness and ...Read More ...

a series of nine days of prayers for healing culminating with the Feast of the Lady of Lourdes, the patron saint of healing, peace and the sick. Footage of the church’s livestream captured the ...

Catholic faithful pray during a mass for the healing of Pope Francis at San Miguel Arcangel Cathedral in Tegucigalpa on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP) Pope Francis spent his tenth ...

As Christians around the world continue to call on the healing of Pope Francis, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles joined in prayer during ... when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated ...

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula on Wednesday called for community prayers for the healing of Pope ... Mary, Health of the Sick, pray for us.