Washington National Cathedral
The Rev. William Barber II to headline interfaith inauguration prayer service
By Jack Jenkins — January 19, 2021
(RNS) — Patti LaBelle and Josh Groban will offer musical performances.
Fauci and Collins dispense Thanksgiving COVID-19 advice at cathedral forum
By Adelle M. Banks — November 13, 2020
(RNS) — Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci advised weighing the risks. National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said he’s skipping the family gathering this year.
For whom the bell tolls: COVID-19 deaths recalled with church bell, vigils, services
By Adelle M. Banks — October 30, 2020
(RNS) — ‘The bell has no words,’ said a pastor whose church bell is sounding through All Saints' Day. ‘This will transcend dogma, denomination, religion, politics.’
We need to declare a national emergency on deadly policing
By Kelly Brown Douglas — September 2, 2020
(RNS) — This country’s anti-Black narrative threatens the lives of not only the 13% of this country’s population who are targeted by it; it threatens the survival of the nation itself.
Financially hit by COVID-19, Washington National Cathedral lays off staff
By Kathryn Post — June 17, 2020
(RNS) — The cathedral isn’t the only prominent house of worship experiencing financial challenges as a result of the pandemic.
How to faithfully celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day without leaving home
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 21, 2020
(RNS) — From shofar blasts to Facebook Live, a number of faith-based organizations have moved online to mark Earth Day as in-person gatherings have been canceled around the globe.
Washington National Cathedral donates 5,000 medical masks resurrected from crypts
By Paul O'Donnell — March 25, 2020
(RNS) — The 5,000 N95 respiratory masks had been forgotten until the cathedral’s chief stonemason, Joseph Alonso, stumbled on them in an unfinished area of the crypt level early this month.
Cathedral light show is drawing those who normally don’t darken church doors
By Adelle M. Banks — February 17, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Cathedrals around the world are welcoming people in new ways with meditative light and sound shows.
Have we no decency? A response to President Trump
By Mariann Edgar Budde — July 31, 2019
(RNS) — When does silence become complicity? What will it take for us all to say, with one voice, that we have had enough? The question is less about the president's sense of decency, but of ours.
Notre Dame Cathedral: A place of worship, history, art
By Adelle M. Banks — April 15, 2019
(RNS) — The Paris cathedral celebrated its 850th anniversary in 2013. It has been the most visited monument in France, according to the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Miniature Washington Cathedral to be created with Lego bricks
By Adelle M. Banks — March 1, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The completed Lego cathedral will be 7 feet tall, 13 feet long and 8 feet wide — about the size of a minivan.
Bishops and astronauts gather in Washington to remember Apollo 8
By Jack Jenkins — December 13, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'The exploration of space is part of the human quest for knowledge, and the human quest for knowledge is to know God’s creation,' said Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
George H.W. Bush’s ‘quiet faith’ remembered at cathedral funeral
By Adelle M. Banks — December 5, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The elder Bush’s eldest child, former President George W. Bush, gave an emotional tribute to his father, noting his dedication to faith and family.
Matthew Shepard, symbol for gay rights, laid to rest in DC
By The Associated Press — October 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The service provided a moment of unity and collective grieving for those in the LGBTQ community, for whom Shepard's death represented the pain and discrimination many had experienced themselves.
Matthew Shepard to be interred at Washington National Cathedral
By Jack Jenkins — October 11, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In 1998, the grief-stricken parents of Matthew Shepard struggled to find a suitable burial site for their son, a 21-year-old college student who was tortured and killed in what was widely seen as an act of anti-gay violence. They feared his gravesite could become a target for hateful vandalism. But this week, […]
