Some questions just will not die. “Why is there something instead of nothing?” is a perennial. Perhaps the second-most persistent question is this: “Is yawning contagious?” or “Why is yawning ...

A friend recently gave me language I didn’t know I needed: “communion of the helpless.” We were talking about intercessory prayer, pondering the mysteries of a practice so familiar yet sometimes so ...

A LOT of studies on intercessory prayer have been published in recent years. This research has returned mixed results. Some studies conclude that prayer improves health, while others show no effect—or ...

When a landmark study suggests that intercessory prayer may actually hurt patients instead of help them, you have to wonder. Should your doctor prescribe prayer as part of your treatment? According to ...

Prayers of intercession for the persecuted Jews of Austria and Germany were held today throughout the British Empire and in other countries at the call of Dr. Joseph h. hertz, chief rabbi of great ...

A cross section of Nigerians in the UK on Sunday held a prayer session for Nigeria and President Goodluck Jonathan as part of their spiritual contributions to end attacks by insurgents. The ...