Chris Stuck, left, and Michelle Frankenberger join hands in prayer during a meeting of the Hospice of South Texas Prayer Shawl Ministry. Members of the ministry meet weekly to crochet prayer shawls ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Several congregations in Huntsville and other cities have found tangible ways to wrap people in prayer through making and giving away crocheted shawls and hand-knit blankets. The ...

ATLANTA - At 94, Irene Marder is handing out hope, one prayer shawl at a time. If you spend enough time in a cancer center infusion room, you start to notice things. It's crowded, it’s quiet, and, as ...

When he was just 2 months old, Ryan DeBaggis of Norwell developed a tumor on his neck and spent months at Children’s Hospital in Boston. When he needed critical surgery, his mother, Jean, asked ...

STOCKTON, Alabama — A group of women in Stockton are kindling a ministry born out of a collection of yarn, an interest in crafting and a desire to use their craft as a way to reach out to others. The ...

A Rialto woman uses colorful yarn to knit and crochet “prayer blankets” for critically and terminally ill people. These prayer blankets are put together with love by Kathy Seidenberg and her team of ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You don't hear needles clicking and clacking at The Buckingham retirement community, even as women knit colorful shawls. There's too much activity. 1 of 28 If you're viewing on our ...

After her father’s cancer-related death in 2010, Laurie Kennedy took to her rocking chair and burrito-wrapped herself in a prayer shawl. Though ancient Jewish men first wore them to show reverence ...

In the 80-year history of the women's auxiliary group at B'nai Emunah, a Conservative Jewish congregation, there has never been a program on making and wearing prayer shawls. Until this week. That's ...