Only priests are allowed to perform the sacrament of anointing of the sick, which can be administered ... is a staff writer and podcast producer for Catholic News Agency. He holds a Master ...

Anointing oil, deeply rooted in biblical history, is a symbol of the Holy Spirit’s presence ... where James 5:14 advocates for the anointing of the sick with oil by the elders of the church ...

some Catholic priests are departing from prescribed liturgical practices to administer the anointing of the sick, earning opposition from Church leaders who say the adaptations could invalidate ...

If Pope John Paul II received the Roman Catholic sacrament known as the anointing of the sick late Thursday, as some media reported, the ritual could be another signal of his failing health.

Father Michael Trail had administered the anointing of the sick many times in his first ... we discuss the meeting between President Trump and Catholic bishops and education leaders.

In his Wednesday general audience Pope Francis gave a brief catechesis on the sacrament of the anointing of the sick, noting that its purpose is to bring Christ close to the recipient. "Every time ...

if they do not profess the Catholic faith, they may appear to become somewhat ill at ease.” In celebrating the anointing of the sick in a large assembly of the faithful, the proposed document ...

A similar pattern is seen on some other measures of observance of Catholic rituals, such as saying it would be important to receive the anointing of the sick if they were seriously ill. Many cultural ...

Most people associate the sacrament of anointing of the sick with a priest visiting a dying person in a hospital bed. But the sacrament goes beyond this typical concept. According to the Catholic ...

We can find many types or symbols of the sacraments in the Old ... It implies the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick because serving God is to serve the most marginalized and vulnerable.

SPRINGFIELD — The Most Rev. Mitchell Rozanski is reviewing his temporary suspension of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick in the Springfield Roman Catholic Diocese with a decision ...

LEWISTON — In observance of the World Day of the Sick, Bishop Robert Deeley is scheduled to celebrate a Mass of the Anointing of ... news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.