Catholic Bishops Regret Political Use of White House Prayer Photo
Catholic bishops have expressed regret over a White House prayer photo with President Trump, stating it was used for political purposes.
Richmond Petersburg, VA, October 25, 2026 —
Catholic bishops have expressed regret over a White House prayer photo featuring President Trump, saying the image was used for political purposes. The account does not identify the bishops or provide further details about the photo or how it was used.
The statement, as summarized, centers on the image’s political use. It does not provide the bishops’ exact words, explain who used the photo, or describe the circumstances in which it was taken or circulated. Those details were not provided.
The available information also does not specify when the photo was taken, which prayer gathering it showed, or whether the bishops were present. It does not identify any political campaign, organization or official involved in using the image. No response from the White House or President Trump was included in the summary.
Without those details, the bishops’ reported regret is the central information available. Their stated concern, as described, is that the photo was put to political purposes; the summary does not elaborate on what that use involved or whether the bishops requested any particular action.
Further information about the bishops’ identities, the image’s context and the circumstances of its use was not provided. The account therefore offers no additional timeline or response from other parties, and no further conclusions about the episode can be drawn from the information available.
Story summarized from the original created by DAVID CRARY, Associated Press on www.wric.com, see more information here.
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