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 ...

Every December 13th, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Lucy of Syracuse, a martyr considered the Patron Saint ...

When words aren't enough to comfort or encourage someone in sickness, lean into prayers for the sick instead. As painful as ...

The Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick, deliver love and hope to seriously ill people and their families.

Pope Francis has said former Pope Benedict XVI is very ill and he has asked pilgrims at the Vatican to pray for him. Benedict, 95, became the first leader of the Catholic Church to stand down in ...

Sometimes Christians think that God has answered their prayers in quite spectacular ways, eg the recovery of a sick person. They may see this as a miracle.

The annual Catholic Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be held in Des Plaines starting Wednesday. Thousands are expected to ...

The Divine Fulfillment Conference, organized by Souls of the Christian Apostolate, is being held Dec. 27–29 online.