Every year, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams commissions a book for the Anglican Communion to read during Lent. This year he asked Ruth Burrows—known as Sister Rachel in her Carmelite community ...

I have asked you, dear readers, to share with me the bedtime prayers taught to you by your parents and again you have filled my inbox with joy, piety and love. Bedtime prayers are deeply important ...

The scriptures show countless examples of prayers God has heard and answered. He continues to answer prayers today. Through the power of prayer, you can get answers to your questions and receive the ...

American presidents are proclaiming more national prayer days than ever before — three for 9/11 alone (Sept. 5-7 this year) — but as the number of prayer days has increased, the fervor of presidential ...

Christians are increasingly using technology to grow closer to God, including during the Lenten season, in addition to traditional methods of prayer. Lent, which begins annually on Ash Wednesday, is a ...

The Rev. Duke Tufty, pastor, Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Mo.: If God is a deity sitting on a throne, somewhere in the far off reaches of the sky and listening to everyone’s prayers I would ...

In May 2021, Biden became the first president since 1952 to not use the word "God" in his National Day of Prayer proclamation. He did, however, write that this proclamation was signed in “the year of ...

Forty years ago, in the bedroom of a single-wide trailer in Columbus, Ga., 13-year old Karen Spears — now Karen Spears Zacharias — knelt in despair and beseeched God to come into her life. Young Karen ...

Cardinal Czerny said Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a private Mass using the new prayer formulas in Castel Gandolfo on July 9. Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ (right), leads a press conference announcing the ...