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Summary
- Donald Trump is not Catholic and has never belonged to the Catholic Church.
- He grew up at the First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens, and was confirmed there in 1959.
- In 2015 Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan said he had a long history with the congregation but was not an active member.
- In October 2020 he told Religion News Service that he now considers himself a non-denominational Christian.
- His wife, Melania Trump, is Catholic; her spokeswoman confirmed it after the couple met Pope Francis in May 2017.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Eugene Scott, “Church says Donald Trump is not an ‘active member,’” CNN, August 28, 2015 (read in the Internet Archive copy). https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/politics/donald-trump-church-member/
- Rebecca Shabad, “Trump to be sworn into office with two Bibles,” CBS News, January 17, 2017. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-be-sworn-into-office-with-two-bibles/
- Jack Jenkins and Maina Mwaura, “Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian,’” Religion News Service, October 23, 2020. https://religionnews.com/2020/10/23/exclusive-trump-confirmed-a-presbyterian-now-identifies-as-non-denominational-christian/
- “US First Lady Melania Trump is Catholic, spokeswoman confirms,” Catholic Herald, May 25, 2017. https://thecatholicherald.com/article/us-first-lady-melania-trump-is-catholic-spokeswoman-confirms
- Rachel Treisman, “A brief history of Trump’s feud with Pope Francis,” NPR, April 21, 2025. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/g-s1-61636/trump-pope-francis
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Book of Order 2025–2027, W-4.0203, “Public Profession.” https://pcusa.org/sites/default/files/2025-08/2025_0724_Book_of_Order_Interactive_2025-2027.pdf
- “Donald Trump and religion,” Wikipedia (confirmation in 1959, Marble Collegiate and Peale, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Paula White). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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