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Mariann Budde, the anti-Trump Episcopal bishop of Washington, DC, who the Washington Post once described as “unapologetically liberal,” used her platform at the National Prayer Service to call on Trump to have “mercy” on LGBTQ children, some of whom she said “fear for their lives.”

President Donald Trump attends the Interfaith Service of Prayer for the Nation at the National Cathedral on Tuesday, January 21.

President Donald Trump’s life was spared by a “millimeter miracle,” Detroit Pastor Lorenzo Sewell referenced in prayer during Trump’s inauguration.

Reverend Franklin Graham offered a stirring prayer during President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday in Washington, DC.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) arrived early Monday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, for a prayer service prior to his inauguration.

Pope Francis made his debut on TikTok Sunday to promote his new autobiography, written with Italian journalist Carlo Musso for Mondadori.

ROME — Pope Francis has trolled President-elect Donald Trump on the eve of his inauguration, insisting his plan to deport illegal immigrants from the United States is a “disgrace.”

Monday marked the beginning of the Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival often described as the world’s largest religious gathering.

Pope Francis had a fall and injured his right arm Thursday in the second such mishap in almost a month, the Vatican said.

The U.S. Catholic Bishops have launched a nine-day prayer campaign for an end to the “violent practice” of abortion in America.

The Vatican City State has enacted stiffer penalties on anyone entering its territory or violating its airspace without permission, threatening offenders with fines and jail time.

The Christian aid organization Open Doors published its annual World Watch List – a ranking of the most dangerous places in the world to practice the Christian faith – on Wednesday, which found that 380 million Christians around the world face severe persecution.

Christian persecution spiked around the globe in 2024, with more than 380 million Christians suffering high levels of persecution and discrimination, according to a report released Wednesday.

Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, the bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, said that he believed “our peace is the will of the Lord” in his public interview — nearly a year after Nicaragua’s communist dictator Daniel Ortega banished him from his country.

The United States Catholic bishops are urging commemoration of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade next week as “a day of prayer and penance.”

Turkey is a “key concern” for observers fearing the erasure of Christian communities of post-Assad dynasty Syria, a leading persecution expert told Breitbart News, describing Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as someone who sees “himself as a leader destined by Allah to elevate Turkey and Islam’s influence.”

The Los Angeles family behind that viral video of them singing a Catholic hymn over the remains of their devastated house after the wildfires said they just wanted to “thank God that we’re safe.”

A California man said it was “insanely powerful” to find a menorah that was passed down from his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, had survived the Los Angeles area wildfires.

President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an honor the pontiff shares with George Soros and former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards.

Oscar-winning actor and director Mel Gibson has played down the loss of his $14.5 million Malibu home to raging wildfires, insisting that in the end, it’s all just “stuff.”

Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his sorrow over the destruction and loss of life wrought by the wildfires ravaging southern California.

Los Angeles Catholic Archbishop José Gomez called for prayers Thursday for victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires, while asserting that “we don’t know why these disasters happen.”

The ancient Christian community of Syria is facing an existential threat, particularly in Aleppo, under the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

Religious buildings were not spared the wrath of the Palisades Fire on Tuesday and Wednesday in Los Angeles, with many churches damaged and destroyed.

Pope Francis has once again condemned abortion, insisting Thursday that twisting human rights accords to include a supposed “right to abortion” is a form of ideological colonization.

Advocacy groups condemned Indian authorities this week for an alleged brutal crackdown on Christians, including particularly severe episodes of violence against Christian women, by “security forces” in northern Manipur, where anti-Christian mob violence has displaced thousands.

The newly appointed Catholic archbishop of Washington, DC, said Monday that President Trump’s plans for deporting illegal immigrants are “incompatible with Catholic doctrine.”

ROME — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich has warned of “prophetic” denunciation by the U.S. bishops if President-elect Donald Trump tries to deport illegal immigrants.

Self-proclaimed Catholic Joe Biden honored pro-abortion activist Eleanor Smeal by awarding her with the Presidential Citizens Medal. 

This year’s Hanukkah celebrations in Chile were disrupted as a result of a series of antisemitic remarks by local politicians and acts of vandalism.

Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx admitted Sunday that “when you’re in Hollywood … God sometimes slips away.”

Pope Francis has named Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect of the department responsible for consecrated life in the Church, the first woman chosen to head up a major Vatican office.

Pope Francis has named progressive San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy — a vocal Trump-basher — as the next archbishop of Washington D.C.

Comedienne Nikki Glaser had a strong showing as host of the Golden Globes on Sunday night, keeping the ceremony largely politics-free while taking some subtle jabs at political correctness.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday, after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it