Tag: World Day of the Sick

  • January 20, 2026

Everyone can be a good Samaritan, pope says in message for world’s sick

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People of faith and goodwill need to take time to acknowledge the needs and...
  • February 11, 2025

Anointing directs God’s love to ill, caregivers at World Day of the Sick Healing Mass

Linda Kumar is hurting but hopeful. And though she has good reason to complain, the lifelong Catholic and...
  • February 12, 2024

God’s grace, love, mercy poured out to hundreds at World Day of the Sick Mass
  • March 21, 2023

St. Timothy parishioner thanking God, full of hope after being tapped for Order of Malta’s Lourdes pilgrimage

As Larry Dorame answered the phone, there was a sense of genuine care in his voice, a tone...
  • February 9, 2023

People in chronic pain need someone to listen, acknowledge them, pope says

Caring for the sick and suffering includes drawing attention to those who suffer in silence, struggling to find...
  • February 6, 2023

Illness not form of divine punishment, Bishop Dolan tells his 1st World Day of the Sick Mass, Anointing

Bridget Dickinson has been grappling with the movement in her hands for some time....
  • January 10, 2023

Church’s mission is seen in care for the sick, pope says in message.

The way individual Catholics and their parishes care for the sick offers a precise measure of just how...
  • February 11, 2022

Sick must be cared for in body and soul, pope says

Caring for the sick means not only healing the wounds of the body but also those that afflict...
  • February 10, 2022

500 attend Diocese’s Healing Mass ahead of World Day of the Sick

Nearly 500 worshippers, a number of whom live with chronic physical and mental conditions gathered for the Diocese...
  • January 4, 2022

In World Sick Day message, pope says progress must never trump care

Although scientists have made great strides in the field of medicine, genuine care and listening to those who...