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 ...

An English Catholic bishop has appealed for prayers to advance the cause of a religious sister who devoted her life to caring for the sick. Preaching at a live-streamed Mass on Feb. 8, Bishop Patrick ...

A prayer vigil with young disabled people, the sick and volunteers will be held in Madrid on Dec. 20 as part of the preparations for World Youth Day 2011. The vigil will take place in the parish ...

Pope Francis on Sunday implored a group of elderly and sick members of Rome’s seaside parish to pray for him because he, too, had grown old and was ailing. “Pray for me, too, eh,” Francis told the ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday asked his Catholic followers to pray for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who he said is “very sick” at the moment. Francis requested a “special prayer” for his 95-year-old ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis said Wednesday that his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is "very sick" and he is praying for him and would like the faithful to as well. Benedict is 95. His health ...

Roman Catholic officials in Boston, Worcester and Springfield are joining worldwide calls for prayers and well wishes for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. During his customary audience with the public in a ...

Concluding his homily, Bishop McKinney said: “How good it would be if we could also prefix the word ‘Saint’ to her name and her legacy here in Nottingham and in many parts of the world! I end by ...

(RNS) - The 95-year-old pope emeritus' health declined in the early hours of Wednesday, the Vatican said. VATICAN-CITY (RNS) – Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is “very sick,” Pope Francis said at his ...