Regarding E.J. Dionne's Dec. 23 op-ed, "A Gamble for Obama": The pros and cons of the selection of the Rev. Rick Warren to give the inaugural prayer raise a question: Why give an invocation at all?

WASHINGTON – The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has ...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris began their first full day in office on Thursday with a virtual prayer event The event, which took place virtually, featured "prayers, readings, ...

The Episcopal bishop of Washington used the inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday to directly address President Donald Trump, urging him to "have mercy" and compassion ...

The first two prayers at Donald Trump’s inauguration focussed on humility, a virtue that is not always evident in Trump’s behavior. Cardinal Timothy Dolan read from the Book of Wisdom: For I am your ...

People leave the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, after the National Prayer Service, attended by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, and their ...