The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic ... pre-baptismal anointing with the oil of catechumens signifies cleansing and strengthening; the anointing of the sick expresses ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic ... and Anointing of the sick or dying.

One of them, Sister Maria José de Mesquita, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne, told CNS that it’s ...

With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, seated in a ...

Catholic ethics and morality offer good guidance ... health-care professionals — will participate in the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers at the Vatican this weekend.

Heidemann believes that, if the church were to draw closer to the arts, it would attract young people to the Catholic faith — just as it had happened to him. “It’s a little, first try to ...

“For us, the sick are like the theological place where God speaks to us and where we also speak about God and to God,” she explained in an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language ...

He delivered a blessing in St. Peter’s Square at the end of the Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers ...

He called on “all the faithful of the Catholic Church, and all men and women of good will, not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant ...

"Thanks a lot." The pontiff made the unannounced appearance at a special Jubilee Year Mass for the sick, health care workers and those who care for the sick. Francis waved as the surprised crowd ...

An insane video of a woman running on a treadmill in stilettos has proven that a popular gym fear is unfounded. Cassie Leong has always been a fitness fanatic, and as she steps into the space in a ...

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland — The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchatel is offering its ...