On a blustery, frigid night in January, a group of women gathered around the warm inviting fireplace in the lobby of Valley View Hospital with their knitting. Spilling over their laps from their ...

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 ...

She got out her own knitting needles and yarn and got to work on another prayer shawl. “Being able to do it for someone else was a wonderful feeling,” she said. “After being a recipient, I knew how ...

Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people needing ...

EVERETT — The soldier carried a sand-colored knit square in his pocket around Iraq. His kids in Everett carried ones of their own. They were small and tan, like Dad’s. “If they needed to feel Dad, ...

MOLINE -- "Knit, purl and pray," say women at Christ the King Catholic Church in Moline. "Knitting provides an antidote to the current chaos of modern-day life," Sister Charlotte Seubert said. "Its ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- When Elaine Wiatr's friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn't be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. Wiatr chose a purple shawl that ...

DECATUR - Joan Lester, parish nurse at Grace United Methodist Church, knew that receiving handmade shawls could provide comfort. "I received two prayer shawls myself," Lester said, adding that each ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Here’s a quick look at the day’s top stories as of 4 p.m. on Friday. Today, state health officials confirmed that 31 more people have died due to the virus. There have been ...

NORRISTOWN >> A group of women at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Norristown are using their spirituality, their knitting needles and a rainbow of colors to reach out to Pope Francis during ...