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Vice President JD Vance is drawing a clear line between faith and governance after a public disagreement with Pope Leo XIV, saying the Vatican should focus on spiritual matters rather than U.S. policy. Speaking on Special Report with Bret Baier, Vance defended the Trump administration while responding to criticism from the first American pope, who…

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On April 12 – Easter Sunday on the Orthodox Calendar, and one week after the Western Church celebrated Easter – President Trump’s Truth Social account posted an AI-generated image of him as Jesus, healing someone while supporters floated in the air like angels, along with an American flag and military planes. Not surprisingly, the reaction…

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A growing war of words between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV is drawing attention far beyond politics, raising deeper questions about faith, leadership, and what it means to follow Christ in times of conflict. On Sunday, Trump sharply criticized the Pope, calling him “terrible” on foreign policy and “weak on crime” in response to…

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In a moment that captured both the intensity of war and the enduring power of faith, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth pointed to a striking parallel between a dramatic U.S. military rescue in Iran and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Speaking at a White House press conference alongside President Donald Trump, Hegseth recounted the extraordinary…

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