The White House identified the 12 Catholic bishops who met and prayed with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office less than two weeks before the midterm elections, while defending his record with Catholic Americans.

Archbishop Jeffrey Grob accused the White House of manipulating video of an Oval Office prayer with Catholic bishops for political gain before midterms.

Two Catholic bishops criticized how their White House visit was used after being told the gathering would be private.

Milwaukee’s archbishop accused the White House of turning a private prayer into a political photo opportunity.

Other global leaders also offered best wishes, including Britain's King Charles III, who is being treated for an undisclosed cancer and last year became his country's first monarch to pray publicly with the pontiff since the Church of England broke with the Vatican 500 years ago.

Prayers for the recovery of the Catholic leader of 1.4 billion faithful have been sent from around the world. Read more at straitstimes.com.

I do not think anything that transpires in the ecclesiastical life of our Greek-American community, with Archbishop Elpidophoros as the principal instigator, can surprise anyone anymore—not even what I consider an act of sacrilege against a deceased bishop,