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, ...

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" ...

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose another book, for example, John Quincy Adams ...

President Trump didn't place his hand on a Bible when he took his oath of office on Jan. 20, 2025. He’s not the first ...

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

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 ...

Washington mourned Jimmy Carter last week at the National Cathedral, which has been a guide for activism in the Trump era.

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

With the help of judicial appointees from Trump’s first term, courts have begun to bless the notion of more religion in the ...

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

One of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to include Emperor ...