When Aretha Franklin crooned the words "I'll say a little prayer for you" in the hit 1960s song she probably didn't imagine that the soulful pledge would become the stuff of serious science. But ...

It's common for people to want to offer comfort and support to their loved ones during a difficult time and many people swear by the power of prayer or its ability to heal. While not everyone is ...

Prayer comes from a Latin Word that means to obtain by entreaty or petition; an earnest request to God. Prayer is the conversation of the soul with God, not a monologue, but a two-way street that ...

Health and religion have always been intertwined, most obviously through prayer on behalf of the sick. Does intercessory prayer for sick people actually help heal them? For thousands of years some ...