The sacrament of the anointing of the sick is not just for those who are nearing the end of their life, Pope Francis said. "Let us remember that the anointing of the sick is one of the 'sacraments of ...

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Conn., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, attends a Nov. 15, 2022, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of ...

Celebrating the sacrament of the sick in the era of COVID has required a combination of extra technology, grace and courage, chaplains told the Register in interviews last month marking the one-year ...

The U.S. bishops on Wednesday voted to move forward with the creation of a new prayer book for laypeople who work among the sick. Since the book still needs the approval of the Vatican, it might be a ...