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.

The General Authority for Islamic Affairs, Endowments, and Zakat has announced that starting January 2026, Friday sermons and prayers across all UAE mosques will begin at 12:45 pm. Worshippers are ...

Dharmendra's prayer meet, held on November 27 at Taj Lands End in Mumbai, brought together members of the film fraternity who arrived to pay tribute to the legendary actor. At the entrance, Dharmendra ...

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Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

Legal scholars and pastors consider the president’s call for the formation of prayer groups for the nation. This week the White House issued detailed prayer guidance, urging Americans to pray an hour ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV, recording a video in the Villa Barberini at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, recites a prayer asking God to help people discover his presence in creation. The video was released Sept. 2, 2025, by ...

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 ...

Liberal media figures and politicians criticized calls for prayer on Wednesday after the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school left the nation reeling. Authorities said two children were killed ...