Sister Cecilia Besi, a Salesian Sister of St. John Bosco, says this is not the first time prayers were needed for a pope. “Sometimes their health is not too strong, John the 23rd, the same thing ...

A number of studies suggest that prayer is positively associated with well-being and physical health. For instance, a nationwide survey of older adults found that the negative effects of financial ...

Muslims around the world are among the well-wishers expressing gratitude as Pope Francis recovers at his Vatican home after a monthlong hospitalization from double pneumonia.

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis ... was awake and in good spirits Monday. He is not in pain and is not receiving ...