National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

It was created in response to Pope John Paul II's call for a new evangelization, and involves a keynote speaker each year.

[2] Similar to the more established National Prayer Breakfast, it has attracted notable political speakers to discuss the issues of the day facing modern Christians.

[2][3] Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke delivered the keynote address at the 2009 prayer breakfast, which also featured Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as guest speaker.

[5] The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; and the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe were among a number of Catholic organizations protesting the award to Barr, who reinstated the federal death penalty.

The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests "accused Barr of showing “disrespect for sacred space when he was party to a recent show of force to enable the President to use the grounds and building of an Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square to hold up a bible in front of the church as a prop for a political photo op.”[1] The 2021 event is set to feature Bishop Steven J. Lopes, head of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.