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

“For a multitude of reasons, research on the healing effects of prayer is riddled with assumptions, challenges and contradictions that make the subject a scientific and religious minefield.

So, I eventually became the weird one who prays over sick people, but that healing prayer did not begin in my ministry; it began at home.

But increasingly, scientists are studying the power of prayer, and in particular its role in healing people who are sick.

Participants are led through a prayer for those wanting to receive healing during a healing service led by Father Mathias Thelen of Encounter Ministries at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Brighton ...

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A Catholic priest was attacked by a “disturbed gentleman” during a prayer service in Washington state as the peaceful ceremony collapsed into chaos on Tuesday.