The sacrament of the anointing of the sick is not just for those who are nearing the end of their life, Pope Francis said. "Let us remember that the anointing of the sick is one of the 'sacraments of ...

St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., Baton Rouge, will offer the Anointing of the Sick on Sunday following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Catholics who are ill, preparing for surgery or seeking spiritual healing ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church on the sacrament of the sick: 1526 “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the ...

The book that the bishops are voting to create will be a compilation of those prayers, drawn from multiple sources traditionally used in ministry to the sick. Only priests are allowed to perform the ...