Where have these people been?! — ‘The fallout stems from the White House quickly posting video and photos of the prayer on social media, captioned as Catholic archbishops and bishops praying with the US president, less than two weeks before the midterm elections on 3 November. Archbishop Grob issued a statement headlined A Public Apology, in which he said he felt “a heavy sadness” over the pain the images had caused, and that he had heard from people alarmed that he had unwittingly joined a political event on the eve of a national vote. Others, he said, were hurt because of the effect of Trump’s policies on their families. “We should never have been put in that position by the White House,” wrote Grob, adding that he had harbored reservations and “wish I had heeded them”. Bishop Joensen wrote that “many things tied to this present Administration” were “blatantly at odds with our Catholic faith”.’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/catholic-bishops-trump-white-house-prayer