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, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While these prayers for healing can be an important part of your toolkit, it's essential to find other ...

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 ...

Health and religion have always been intertwined, most obviously through prayer on behalf of the sick. Does intercessory prayer for sick people actually help heal them? For thousands of years some ...

Joseph Quesenberry has “retired the word ‘retired,’” he said. The 77-year-old local pastor, who sometimes ministers more than 50 hours a week, has embarked on another religious endeavor: He founded ...

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 ...