Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers [View all]

Source: The Hill

04/18/26 11:41 AM ET


President Trump on Friday announced that he will attend a marathon reading of the Bible amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. The group Christians Engaged listed Trump one of many participants in the “America Reads the Bible” event, which starts Saturday evening and runs for a week.

The president said in a statement that he applauds “every citizen participating in the America Reads the Bible initiative. Together, we will honor Holy Scripture, renew our faith, usher in a historic resurgence of religion on American shores, and rededicate the United States as one Nation under God.” Event organizers told The New York Times that Trump recorded his segment of the reading from the Oval Office. The president will read from the Old Testament book of 2 Chronicles.

The outlet added that this passage is interpreted by Trump’s Christian supporters as a call to national repentance and subsequent blessing. Several past and present Trump administration officials will also participate in the reading, who make up the roughly 500 readers listed on the event’s website.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are on the list. Trump allies such as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the Rev. Franklin Graham are also scheduled to participate.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837716-trump-bible-reading-pope-leo-feud-ai-jesus/

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Sinners all. Does this mean they will restore USAID or all those programs cut that helped to feed and care for the health of this nation? Are people like Keystone Kash or Tulsi included?

If not, it's all just " (meaningless) words on a page" to them.