The temptation to manipulate and deceive seemed to echo a deeper spiritual crisis marked by a lack of godly character and vocational acumen.

At U.S. presidential inaugurations, prayers often reflect national identity as much as faith. From New York Cardinal Timothy ...

Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor at 180 Church, will deliver the benediction after Donald Trump’s swearing in. Sewell tells CNN’s Jake Tapper he plans to deliver a message of unity through ...

R. Bless and purify your Church. After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the ...

Roosevelt’s second inauguration. Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of 180 Church Detroit, followed during the second of the benediction, saying, “Heavenly father we are so grateful that you gave our ...