Public schools have been barred from sponsoring official prayer since the Supreme Court’s 1962 ruling in Engel v. Vitale, a landmark decision that cemented the principle of church-state separation in ...

President Donald Trump spent part of his day mocking prayer—and then ordered public schools to do more of it. As the president attended a breakfast in Washington on Thursday—where he joked about ...

Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St.

A new documentary on HBO Max looks at how gun violence has led to lockdown drills in schools becoming a universal part of childhood in America. Those drills and the creation of active shooter ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Thoughts & Prayers,” premiering Tuesday on HBO, is a documentary film about the $3-billion “active shooter ...

EXCLUSIVE: School shootings erupt on such a regular basis in the United States that offering some measure of protection to kids in the event of an attack has become a multibillion-dollar business.

In our fraught modern world, poets are rarely celebrities. But celebrities sometimes get their poems published. Certain people (disgruntled scribblers) may scoff at this. What do Megan Fox, James ...

Washington — The Department of Education will issue new guidance about prayer in public schools, President Trump announced Monday in a speech at the Bible Museum. "I am pleased to announce this ...

GOP politicians backed by conservative media figures are seeking to turn the tables on “thoughts and prayers” after mass shootings, arguing that dismissing prayer minimizes the importance and comfort ...

Minnesota Bishop Robert Barron sharply criticized Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for dismissing calls for prayer following Wednesday’s deadly Catholic school shooting, calling the mayor’s remarks ...

For years, Democrats have responded to mass shootings by arguing that “thoughts and prayers” are insufficient. They’ve often argued that Republicans use this as a substitute for bona fide action on ...