Psalm 41:3 says, "The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness." This Bible verse encapsulates what faith in God can provide in the toughest of times: comfort, ...

The book that the bishops are voting to create will be a compilation of those prayers, drawn from multiple sources traditionally used in ministry to the sick. Only priests are allowed to perform the ...

Father Andrew Menke, executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Divine Worship, said that he hopes the potential new prayer book will be helpful for laypeople who want to minister to the ...

Last week I wrote about Vickie, a parishioner who recently died of cancer. I talked about her journey to faith, and how that faith ultimately buoyed her and others during her illness. Something I didn ...

Most of the time, it is expected that sick or injured children should receive medical attention. But in some states, laws allow parents or guardians to instead treat children only with prayer. Kansas ...

Many states have decades-old exemptions for religious parents who choose to pray for sick or injured children instead of taking them to the doctor. File illustration The Charlotte Observer Most of the ...