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As the curtain lifted on his second term, US President Donald Trump found himself in the spotlight not just as a politician, but as a leader called to exercise compassion. On a chilly day in Washington, leading a diverse congregation at the National Cathedral, one voice rose above the clamor of politics. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, a figure of grace and influence, took the podium with a heartfelt message, beseeching Trump to "have mercy" on a nation fraught with fear and uncertainty. "In the name of our God," she implored,…

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence erupted in Kinshasa on the Martyrs' Area on Thursday, Could 13, when Eid al-Fitr's massive prayer was to be held. Some believers collided with the police. Violence created divisions throughout the Islamic group on this predominantly Christian nation. In accordance with police, at the least one police officer was killed. The violence started earlier…