In his final greetings to international pilgrims on Wednesday, the Pope imparted his special Advent blessings.

Often homilies are so long, 20 or 30 minutes, that people will go outside to smoke a cigarette and come back, the pope said.

It’s a great question and the theological guideline is that we can pray to anyone who is God. So you’ve got choices.

The power of healing remains in the Church since Christ himself remains in the Church through the Holy Spirit." "The Sacrament of the Unction of the sick is the Church's specific prayer for healing.

Through prayer, the Holy Spirit is invited for the service ... May this Bible study be a space of transformation, renewal, ...