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 ...

Through a priest’s hands and holy oil, Our Lord came near — and what seemed like a farewell became a story of Christian hope.

Incarnation St. Terrance Parish, 5757 W. 127th St.: Mass with the sacrament of anointing of the sick at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at Incarnation. Anointing can be received by people with a chronic condition ...

The book that the bishops are voting to create will be a compilation of those prayers, drawn from multiple sources traditionally used in ministry to the sick. Only priests are allowed to perform the ...

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., will offer the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick on Sunday following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. This sacrament provides strength and grace to those who are ill, ...

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 ...

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels held World Day of the Sick mass Saturday, where Archbishop José H. Gomez administered the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The Mass was open to everyone, ...

The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, is preventing priests from entering hospitals in Nicaragua to administer the sacrament of anointing of the ...

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 ...

The Mass of the Anointing of the Sick was celebrated Wednesday during the 101st annual Solemn Novena to St. Ann at St. Ann’s Monastery and Shrine Basilica, 1239 St. Ann’s St. in West Scranton. The ...

Stephanie Garst (left) of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish and Judy Ann Wilson of St. Michael Parish arrived early to Tuesday’s Chrism Mass at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. They came to ...