One of the big cultural differences between Britain and the United States, alike in so many other ways, concerns the public status of religion. “I think I can see the whole destiny of America ...

During Palm Sunday Mass marking the start of Holy Week, Pope Leo XIV delivered a pointed rebuke of war, telling the faithful that God “rejects the prayers” of leaders who wage violence as the conflict ...

Pope Leo said God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood," in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month. Addressing tens of thousands in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for "overwhelming violence of action" against those who "deserve no mercy" during a monthly Christian service held at the Pentagon on March 25, a day after he ...

Pope Leo XIV used his Palm Sunday homily to criticize "those who wage war," as the war in Iran stretched into its fifth week. Watch a clip from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's press ...

Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday sharply condemned war and the use of religion to justify violence, saying during Mass in St. Peter’s Square that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.” ...

Remarks come after defense secretary calls for changes to military’s chaplain corps, which had been ‘watered down’ Middle East crisis – live updates The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed during ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prays with members of law enforcement supporting Joint Task Force- District of Columbia in Washington, Sept. 10, 2025. (Senior Master Sgt. Eugene Crist/U.S. Air National ...

US officials have used Christian terms to justify Iran strikes God spurns prayers of those with 'hands full of blood', Pope says Leo opening Catholic Church's holiest week, ahead of Easter VATICAN ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed at a Wednesday service in the Pentagon for violence against those “who deserve no mercy” and for god to “break the teeth of the ungodly.” Hegseth read a prayer ...

Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn't listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said that God “does not listen to the prayers” of individuals who start wars, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues. “Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, ...