CCC 1515 If a sick person who received this anointing recovers his health, he can in the case of another grave illness receive this sacrament again.

"When a person is very ill, it’s advisable to give them the anointing of the sick. And when someone is elderly, it's good that they receive the anointing of the sick," Pope Francis said, underlining ...

It is the certainty of the Jesus' closeness to the sick and the elderly, because every person who is old, who is over 65 years of age can receive this sacrament: it is Jesus who draws near.

1529 Each time a Christian falls seriously ill, he may receive the Anointing of the Sick, and also when, after he has received it, the illness worsens.

This sacred anointing of the sick was instituted by Christ our Lord as a true and proper sacrament of the New Testament. It is alluded to indeed by Mark, but is recommended to the faithful and ...

Opinion Virtually anointing the sick under ECQ+ POSTSCRIPT - Federico D. Pascual Jr. - The Philippine Star This content was originally published by The Philippine Star following its editorial ...

LEWISTON — In observance of the World Day of the Sick, Bishop Robert Deeley is scheduled to celebrate a Mass of the Anointing of the Sick at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Basilica of Saints ...

Anointing of the Sick assures nearness of Christ, says Pope Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square before the Wednesday general audience on October 2, 2013. | Elise Harris /CNA.

If Pope John Paul II received the Roman Catholic sacrament known as the anointing of the sick late Thursday, as some media reported, the ritual could be another signal of his failing health. Yet ...

There was no anointing of the sick during the observance of this year’s World Day of the Sick in Manila on Feb. 11 due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus. Retired Bishop Teodoro Bacani, who ...

We talked to a Catholic priest about what it's like to enter the hospital rooms of isolated COVID-19 patients to provide the Anointing of the Sick.