Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says he is planning a significant overhaul of the military's Chaplain Corps by refocusing it on religious ministry and eliminating what he called secular influences.

Dec. 17 (UPI) --Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he would restore the role of the Chaplain Corps, saying political correctness had reduced military clergy to "emotional support officers.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sent out a video message in December to the military wherein he pledged to root out watered-down religion and New Age philosophy from our military’s Chaplain Corps. The ...

(The Center Square) – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a new directive to revamp the U.S. military Chaplain Corps. The new directive was issued one week after a Department of Justice Religious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rev. Sam Godfrey, left, and Col. Mitchell I. Lewis, a chaplain with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, say a prayer Wednesday, ...

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — In the final moments of life, many people hope to have family by their side. For America’s military members, that comfort often comes from someone else—a chaplain prepared ...

George Washington founded the Army Chaplain Corps 250 years ago because he knew it was wrong to ask his troops to give the ultimate sacrifice while depriving them of the religious support they needed.

The archbishop who oversees Catholic priests across the U.S. military questioned the moral justification of an invasion of ...