During his 2017 inauguration, Trump placed his hand on a family Bible stacked atop Lincoln's while taking the oath. While reciting the presidential oath of office is mandated by the Constitution, ...

The day’s pomp and unusual circumstances made for a lot of close-up encounters between political combatants, some awkward, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators returned to the Capitol Monday for a late-evening session pushing ahead on President Donald ...

Oaths are an ancient practice; they were used to assure fealty in the Roman republic. The words to Trump’s recitation on Monday are prescribed in the Constitution. The phrase "So help me God" ...

Trump took the oath of office on Monday immediately after Vice President JD Vance was sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. As Vance took the oath of office, he placed his right ...

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he ...

A school pastoral manager in north London plans to appeal an employment tribunal s ruling that supported a Catholic school ...

Titus is the third pastoral epistle in the Biblical canon. It has many similarities to the letters written to Timothy and was ...

Many have called Butler a prophet for her futuristic prediction on L.A. fires in her novel 'Parable of the Sower,' but her ...

The Feast of Epiphany brings to mind the magi present in the nativity tale. These unlikely figures provide a growing ...