According to the Talmud ( Berachot 26b), the Avot (forefathers) instituted the three daily prayers: Abraham - Shacharit, the ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a blood transfusion on Saturday, the Vatican said. By Yan Zhuang and Camille ...

A crowd of hundreds gathered in a public park Wednesday night in Trussville to pray for Hewitt-Trussville High School baseball player Grayson Pope, who was seriously injured when a tree fell on his ...

Jewish liturgy can feel archaic or demanding, but its oldest words still have something to say to our most contemporary struggles, writes the host of the "Thoughts and Prayers" podcast.

Dolly Parton’s sister Freida is asking fans to pray for the Queen of Country, who “hasn’t been feeling her best lately.” Parton’s health has been top of mind for fans ever since she postponed her Las ...

In this fourth and final reflection on prayer, I would like to return to the idea of prayer as a collective act unfolding in time. Prayer is more than an affective impulse between Jesus and myself. It ...