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Hegseth announces new Religious Affairs office to oversee military chaplains

NPR | By Eleanor Fitzgerald

Published October 17, 2026 at 6:43 AM CDT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth often cites scripture and has criticized "secular humanism" in the military. Now he's launched an Office of Religious Affairs to directly oversee chaplains and report to him.

Eleanor Fitzgerald

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