Prayer has been an integral part of many cultures and religions for centuries. It serves as a spiritual practice, a form of meditation, and a means of seeking comfort and guidance. But beyond its ...

IT has never been possible to be religious, in any adequate sense of the word, without prayer. If religion means ‘living with God,’ — and no other definition is either sufficiently definite or ...

Religious leaders are predictably more religious than any other leadership group. Ninety-five percent say they frequently engage in prayer. Scientists are the least religious group. Twenty-seven ...

Much has been written lately about the need for prayer. Prayer is certainly the most common complementary and alternative intervention used by people of all religions around the world. Individuals who ...

Mother and daughter sit on a tree at the beach Source: Hakase_/iStock, used with permission A few years ago, I was on a flight traveling from Paris back to the United States when the flight was ...

Facebook has only recently started allowing anonymous posts and comments, and several groups I’m a member of are taking it hard. Is it good or bad for the group to let people post without revealing ...

Prayer is a focus this month as Americans observe Sanctity for Life Month all throughout January — with Jan. 22 specifically observed as Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. The faithful are hoping that ...

Offering “thoughts and prayers” after a tragedy may sound insufficient, said Father Chris Collins, a Jesuit priest and vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota ...

Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war. Rabbis led prayers of peace and ...

If you have never asked if you can pray for a patient, you might be in the minority. In a recent Medscape column, Andrew N. Wilner, MD, related the story of a physician offering to pray for his wife ...