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

In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...

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 invoke this healing for all the sick throughout the world, for the sick in our hospital, in particular we pray for the health of Pope Francis," he said. Francis continues to demonstrate his ...

He is said to have interceded in healing the sick — both before and after his ... Her mother started a novena, a nine-day period of prayer to ask for Casey's intercession on Mary's behalf.