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

On December 17th, the Catholic Church honors St. Lazarus, a saint you can turn to when you want to pray for a loved one who ...

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 ...

On the evening of Dec. 6, Father Mathias Thelen, co-founder and president of Encounter Ministries, spoke to a near-capacity ...

After the reading of seven Epistle lessons, seven Gospel lessons and the offering of seven prayers, which are all devoted to healing, the priest anoints the body with the Holy Oil. Orthodoxy does not ...

The doctrinal note also refers to prayer meetings “whose purpose is to obtain from God the healing of the sick,” to reaffirm that, although “any member of the faithful can freely lift up ...