The Morning Five: Monday, September 28 -- Pope Leo in France, Some GOP Candidates Turn on Iran War

For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public.Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org.Today’s scripture: James 2:14-23 (ESV)News sources:https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/u-k-arrests-five-in-suspected-terrorist-plot-near-air-base-used-by-u-s-28d8a97a?mod=hp_lead_pos1 https://apnews.com/article/france-pope-abuse-euthanasia-abortion-lourdes-85e6aa904be9fe79d4b321afd7ff6647 https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-and-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-set-for-white-house-dinner-32c2d0ab?mod=hp_lead_pos2 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/technology/openais-ai-us-government-websites.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/politics/iran-war-republicans-midterms-trump.html https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/politics/cnn-poll-donald-trump-foreign-affairs-iran-war Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclifeMusic by: King Sis#politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #UK #England #France #PopeLeo #DarioAmodei #WhiteHouse #AI #Iran