President Donald Trump spent part of his day mocking prayer—and then ordered public schools to do more of it. As the president attended a breakfast in Washington on Thursday—where he joked about ...

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St.

President Donald Trump told attendees of the Religious Liberty Commission meeting on Monday that new guidance would be released regarding prayer in public schools. "I'm pleased to announce this ...

Washington — The Department of Education will issue new guidance about prayer in public schools, President Trump announced Monday in a speech at the Bible Museum. "I am pleased to announce this ...

President Trump said Monday his Department of Education would issue guidance to protect the right to prayer in public schools. Trump made the announcement during remarks at the Museum of the Bible to ...

GOP politicians backed by conservative media figures are seeking to turn the tables on “thoughts and prayers” after mass shootings, arguing that dismissing prayer minimizes the importance and comfort ...

Offering “thoughts and prayers” after a tragedy may sound insufficient, said Father Chris Collins, a Jesuit priest and vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota ...

Partisans on both sides of the political aisle are entrenched in a war of words following statements made regarding prayer and its efficacy in preventing mass shootings—part of a broader decades-long ...

WASHINGTON - Vice President JD Vance on Thursday pushed back against critics on social media to defend his call for prayers following a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, as Democrats ...

(RNS) — A new report from Pew Research Center finds Americans split on prayer in school, with just over half saying Christian prayers led by teachers are OK. But approval ranges widely from state to ...