Congregation During Mass

Gathering of people attending mass, showcasing a solemn and reflective atmosphere within a church setting, with views of a lectern and audience.

Saint Jacques church. Sunday mass. Liturgy of the word. Sallanches. France.

Faithful at mass. France.

Saint Jacques church. Sunday mass. Liturgy of the word. Sallanches. France.

Saint Jacques church. Sunday mass. Liturgy of the word. Sallanches. France.

Event at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, featuring the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation ofthe Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation ofthe Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

George Stavarino 7th grade drawing on Christmas , Drawings, Madonnas, Holidays, Christmas. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Secretary Gale Norton at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

The Honorable Janet S. Baer gives a speech during a naturalization ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel at Recruit Training Command (RTC). More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Protestant temple of Etoile. Sunday worship. Paris. France.

President George W. Bush grasps the hand of his father, former President George H. W. Bush. They were attending the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance service for the victims of the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks. Also in the front pew are, left from Bush 41, Mrs. Barbara Bush, Former President Bill Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton. Sept 14, 2001. (BSLOC_2015_2_150)

Apollo 17 mission commander Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, speaks during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong at the Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82.

Ceremony, attended by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, fourth from left behind podium, at Old North Church in Boston, marking the announcement of aSave America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

African Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo calls for priests to be allowed to marry

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers a speech on �Moral Witness and Religious Freedom� at the Holy See Symposium on Advancing and Defending Religious Freedom through Diplomacy, in Rome, Italy on September 30, 2020.

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2012) Apollo 17 mission commander Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, speaks during a memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong at the Washington National Cathedral. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82.

A general view of San Damaso courtyard during Pope Francis audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican on September 2, 2020 during the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation ofthe Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Audience during ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, touring Old North Church in Boston with Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, second from right, and other officials, during visit to the city to announce a Save America's Treasures Historic Preservation grant for the Church

Vatican, Vatican. 25th July, 2022. Canada, Edmonton, 2022/07/25 Pope Francis arrives at the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples to meet with members of the Indigenous community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Photograph by Vatican Mediia/Catholic Press Photo. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News

Retirment home. Sunday catholic mass in the chapel.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Frankfurt: President Kennedy at Paulskirche, 4:35PM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at right) visits Paulskirche (St. Paul's Church) in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic); President of the Bundestag, Eugen Gerstenmaier (at lectern), delivers remarks for the occasion. Blemishes along right edge are original to the negative.

Dedication of new memorial at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York City, New York, with keynote address by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and presentations by dignitaries including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Senator Charles Schumer, General Services Administrator Lurita Doan, National Park Service Deputy Director for Operations Dan Wenk, African Burial Ground Superintendent Tara Morrison, New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Director Howard Dodson, poet and novelist Maya Angelou, and actors Sidney Poitier and Avery Brooks. The permanent memorial, constructed to honor the memories of the free and enslaved Africans bured at the original seven-acre Lower Manhattan site in the 17th and 18th Centuries, was opened to the public for the first time.

Guests stand during a memorial service for the four chaplains who lost their lives when the merchant ship S.S. Dorchester sank during World War II. The ceremony is taking place on the 50th anniversary of the Dorchester's sailing from Pier II, Staten Island, N.Y. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Sacred stole with Alpha and Omega Symbols. Confessional. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

National Park Service Deputy Director, Don Murphy, speaking at ceremonies marking the designation of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key meeting place during the civil rights movement and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Saint Sulpice Church. Jean Vanier. Paris. France.

Performers at event marking the announcement of the designation of the African Burial Ground in New York City, New York, considered the largest Colonial-era cemetery for enslaved and free Africans in America, as a National Monument

New York, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2012 Father Claudio Antecini, the priest at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, talks to parishioner Erica Villafane, center and her daughter Monica Morales, during a donation and distribution drive that Antecini set up for Spanish-speaking members of his congregation. FEMA community relations members were onsite to help residents who have not applied for assistance and were encouraged to do so if they have not yet applied. New York, NY, Dec. 9, 2012--Father Claudio Antecini, the priest at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, talks to parishoner Erica Villafane, center and her daughter Monica Morales, during a donation and distribution drive that Antecini set up for Spanish-speaking members of his congregation. FEMA community relations members were onsite to help residents who have not applied for assistance and were encouraged to do so if they have not yet applied.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emerg

Performers at event marking the announcement of the designation of the African Burial Ground in New York City, New York, considered the largest Colonial-era cemetery for enslaved and free Africans in America, as a National Monument

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Byblos Port and Castle, Our Lady of Deliverance Church in Beirut, Lebanon on March 23, 2019.

Minister Preaching

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the condolence book for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2016.

Protestant temple of Etoile. Sunday worship. Sermon by Pastor Louis Pernot. Paris. France.

Inside Saint Sava church, Beograd, Serbia.

Secretary Gale Norton at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a roundtable on religious freedom in the Archbishop of Canterbury�s House., London, United Kingdom, May 8, 2019.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks at the Symposium on Working with Faith-Based Organizations in Vatican City, on October 2, 2019.

Dedication of new memorial at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York City, New York, with keynote address by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and presentations by dignitaries including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Senator Charles Schumer, General Services Administrator Lurita Doan, National Park Service Deputy Director for Operations Dan Wenk, African Burial Ground Superintendent Tara Morrison, New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Director Howard Dodson, poet and novelist Maya Angelou, and actors Sidney Poitier and Avery Brooks. The permanent memorial, constructed to honor the memories of the free and enslaved Africans bured at the original seven-acre Lower Manhattan site in the 17th and 18th Centuries, was opened to the public for the first time.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

The Reverend Rick Warren gives the prayer at the swearing in ceremony during the Inauguration on January 20, 2009.

A chaplain speaks from the pulpit during Easter Sunday services at the North Chapel. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Event at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, featuring the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the preservation of the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

Bokeelia, FL, USA--Local, State and Federal officials meet with local residents during a town hall meeting to offer information about programs and assistance and to answer questions about their concerns. The meeting was held at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, and Secretary Gale Norton, left to right at back of table, meeting with dignitaries assembled for ceremonies designating the Church as a National Historic Landmark

Montana Governor Judy Martz speaking at dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana

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Chaplain (Col.) Jim Fisher provides remarks prior to presenting the Order of Aaron and Hur to Stephen and Sofia Jones on Feb. 2, 2024 at the Fort Hamilton Chapel in Brooklyn, N.Y. for their dedicated service to the chapel community. The award is the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps' highest recognition for supporting the spiritual welfare of soldiers. Army

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo tours the Church of Eleftherios in Athens, Greece, on October 6, 2019.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pohnpei Island, of the Federated States of Micronesia

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Lieutenant Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim Chaplain of Guantanamo Bay

President Bush toasts the Iftaar dinner for Muslim leaders

SPAIN - Valencia (district) - Valencia autonomous region - Valencia. "Tribunal de Aguas" ("water court") in front of the cathedral´s "Puerta de Los Apóstoles" gate

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremonies designating the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, key civil rights movement meeting place and site of 1963 bombing, as a National Historic Landmark

Detroit, Michigan USA, 15 January 2024, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was a featured speaker at the Martin Luther King Day rally ""for jobs, peace and justice"" at St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's Episcopal Church.

Secretary Gale Norton with U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, National Park Service Deputy Director Don Murphy, and Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Pastor, the Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., left to right, in Birmingham, Alabama for ceremonies designating the Church as a National Historic Landmark

Seville, 03/19/2014. Round table at the Brotherhood of the Holy Burial on Faith in bullfighting, with the matador Rivera Ordoñez and the bullfighter Rafael González. Photo: Juan José Úbeda. ARCHSEV.

Stained glass window of Nelson Mandela, Regina Mundi Catholic Church (scene of Soweto uprising), Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Minister Preaching

Vatican, Vatican. 27th July, 2022. Canada, Quebec City, 2022/07/27 P(L-R) Pope Francis (L) and Governor General of Canada Mary Simon (C) listen as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting with civil authorities, representatives of Indigenous peoples, and members of the diplomatic corps at the Citadelle de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaPhotograph by Vatican Mediia/Catholic Press Photo . RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. Credit: Independent Photo Agency/Alamy Live News

NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana speaks at the funeral service for former NASA astronaut Captain Bruce McCandless II, USN (Ret.), Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Ej Kwandibens speaks, Jingle Dress Teachings; at the Indigenous Legacy Gathering, on November 4, 2021 in Toronto, Canada

Saint Maurtice church. Holy Thursday. Chrism Mass. Faithful attending mass. Boege. France.

Representatives from the Ramstein Area Chiefs Groups light the candles at a candle lighting ceremony at the American Kindergraves Memorial in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 14, 2022. The Ramstein Area Chiefs Group works with the German-American and International Womens Club as co-chairs of the Kaiserslautern Kindergraves Memorial Foundation to ensure the upkeep of grave sites that are home to 451 infants who died shortly after birth.

Interfaith program sponsored by Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Karen Hughes, featuring panel discussion, in the Dean Acheson Auditorium, of the documentary film, "Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam." Panelists included.

Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating

Governor of Guam, Lourdes Leon Guerrero, gives a speech at the Kalaguak Memorial during the 78th Manenggon Commemoration in Barrigada, Guam, July 8, 2022. The Kalaguak Memorial symbolizes the men and women who lost their lives during World War II when Japanese imperial forces occupied Guam before it was liberated in 1945.

Protestant temple of Etoile. Sunday worship. Sermon by Pastor Louis Pernot. Paris. France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov watch as members of their respective staffs each place a pair of roses on May 12, 2015, at the Zavokzalny War Memorial in Sochi, Russia, built in 1985 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II, and where about 4,000 soldiers are buried.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

Ceremony 20th anniversary of the consecration of the New Synagogue Dresden Speaker Herbert Wagner, former mayor of Dresden

Martin Luther, Thesis Attack, Castle Church, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Department wide Interfaith Memorial Service in Dean Acheson Auditorium

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, announcing a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, swearing in Ross Owen Swimmer, far left, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Ambassador-At-Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback at the International Religious Freedom Alliance dinner at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 5, 2020.

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Reverend Laurie Graber and her husband Tom Graber give a presentation May 26, 2022, during the 2022 Memorial Day Prayer Luncheon at Fort McCoy, Wis. Both Grabers discussed their ministry and the importance of Memorial Day. The Grabers were among several participants in the luncheon that included special guest speakers, special prayers provided by other clergy, and music to honor fallen veterans for Memorial Day. Nearly three dozen community members attended the event that also included a free lunch. The event was organized by the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.

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