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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

At Pentagon Christian service, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prays for violence ‘against those who deserve no mercy’

March 25, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pete Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran

March 20, 2026 at 8:13 a.m.

Since becoming defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has found no shortage of ways to bring his strand of conservative evangelicalism into the Pentagon.

FILE - Archbishop Paul Coakley speaks to the media before the Beatification Ceremony for Stanley Rother in Oklahoma City, Sept. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

US Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during President Donald Trump’s second term

November 11, 2025 at 12:46 p.m.

U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president, choosing a conservative culture warrior.

Clerics wave US flags during the speech of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

From left and right, US Catholics hope Pope Leo XIV fulfills hopes

May 11, 2025 at 9:29 a.m.

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV ’s homeland.

President Donald Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump attend the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

January 22, 2025 at 7:50 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to...

U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., hugs Delaware State Democrat Senator Laura Sturgeon from District 4 on the Senate floor during a special session, McBride’s last day as a Delaware state senator, at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace

December 31, 2024 at 8:23 a.m.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina targeted Sarah McBride by proposing to ban transgender people from U.S. Capitol restrooms that correspond to their gender identity.

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