Nation Sep 15 Eastern Orthodox leader visits U.S. to meet with Trump and receive environmental award Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States.
Nation Aug 12 What to know about the archconservative church Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends The church network has connections to Christian nationalism and practices complementarianism, emphasizing traditional gender roles.
Politics Aug 07 Trump energizes conservative Christians with religious policies and assaults on cultural targets President Donald Trump has repeatedly delivered for the conservative Christians who form the bedrock of his Republican support.
Politics Jun 11 Southern Baptist delegates call for reversal of Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.
Politics Feb 28 Vance acknowledges Pope Francis’ criticism of U.S. immigration crackdown Vice President JD Vance acknowledged the pope's criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies.
Politics Feb 07 Trump signs executive order to establish a White House Faith Office President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish the White House Faith Office as part of the Domestic Policy Council.
Politics Dec 04 The U.S. military takes pride in its religious diversity. Could that change if Hegseth takes over? The U.S. military's commitment to religious diversity could be strained if Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, is confirmed as the next Pentagon leader.
Politics Nov 07 White evangelical voters show steadfast support for Donald Trump’s presidency Trump’s strongest supporters among evangelical leaders can likely expect the kind of White House access they had in the first Trump term.
Politics Oct 28 Republicans pursue support from the Amish in Pennsylvania, where only a small minority vote in elections The Amish are numerous in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, and yet only a small minority of them vote in elections. They’re being targeted this year in the latest effort to register more of them to vote.
Politics Sep 04 What is postliberalism? How a Catholic intellectual movement influenced JD Vance’s political views Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings.