Can prayer boost the odds of recovery from physical ailments? Studies on the question have yielded no clear-cut answers, although one well-known, 2006 study of people who prayed for others from long ...

Within Christian circles, people often tell each other, “I’ll pray for you!” or ask, “What can I pray about for you?” But from the secular community, Christians often receive harsh criticism for ...

For St. Teresa, holiness begins not in lofty thoughts but in daily conversation with the One who loves us most.

Culturally knowledgeable and compassionate care supports and preserves valued traditions that give meaning to people's lives. Acknowledgment and maintenance of the client's cultural traditions show ...

The world's largest study into the effects of prayer on patients undergoing heart surgery has found it appears to make no difference. The MANTRA study, run from Duke University Medical Center in North ...

Having people pray for heart bypass patients had no effect on their recoveries in an American study, researchers say. The scientists, led by Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School, emphasized ...