The church is called to pray. As disciples, we are called to have a personal life of prayer. As the body of believers – the church – we are called together to have a communal life of prayer. The two ...

(RNS) — The question isn’t whether a machine can pray, but whether we still know how to listen for the Spirit. (RNS) — I was recently invited to join an online webinar titled “AI & the Future of ...

When I was going to school at the University of Notre Dame, I would go down to the Grotto the night before a big test and light a candle. My prayer went something like this: “Lord, I know I didn’t ...

This National Day of Prayer, we honor America’s enduring tradition of prayer, faith, and trust in Almighty God.  And as we celebrate 250 glorious ...

Pray in the Spirit on all occasions . . . be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. — Ephesians 6:18 ...

Pope Francis greets a woman during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Nov. 10, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, ...

The Apostle Paul was a great cheerleader for prayer. When reading his letters written to the various churches as found in the New Testament, he regularly underscores the importance of prayer. He tells ...

Light shines through the Holy Spirit window in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this file photo. (CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec) The church is slowly reviving a treasure of the past, the Pentecost ...

‘May the Virgin May help us to keep our heart awaken to welcome this time of grace that God offers to us,’ the Holy Father prayed March 13, the ninth anniversary of his pontificate. Pope Francis waves ...

For years I’d prayed as if my relationship with God depended on it. Now I view prayer differently. For a season in my Christian life, I was known as the go-to person on prayer. If you had a prayer ...

Walker Percy once observed that modern man “has forgotten not only what he believes but also why he believes it.” That forgetfulness shows itself whenever prayer is mocked in the wake of tragedy. C. S ...

The eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in the Catholic Mass. Most Catholics see it as the priest's prayer that is centered on the consecration of the bread and wine ...