Has anyone asked you to pray for them, especially for some specific intention? Maybe the person is seeking for healing from a health problem, or is searching for a suitable job or even a mate for ...

A recent call to a locksmith led to more than I bargained for: a discussion of the Virgin Mary and intercessory prayer. I'd been testing keys from a box left by our new church's former owners when ...

Some questions just will not die. “Why is there something instead of nothing?” is a perennial. Perhaps the second-most persistent question is this: “Is yawning contagious?” or “Why is yawning ...

Pope Benedict XVI said at the June 1 general audience that intercessory prayer helps us to grow in deeper knowledge of God and his mercy and makes us more capable of loving others in a ...

The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP) says day 19 of its ongoing 21-day intercessory prayers is dedicated to praying for President Muhammadu Buhari and the nation’s ...

When a landmark study suggests that intercessory prayer may actually hurt patients instead of help them, you have to wonder. Should your doctor prescribe prayer as part of your treatment? According to ...