Washington National Cathedral
Poor People’s Campaign rally ends with vows to keep organizing and protesting
By Adelle M. Banks — June 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'We are not just here to march; we are here to mobilize,' was the theme of Saturday's concluding Poor People's Campaign rally.
MLK’s last Sunday sermon is as relevant today as it was in 1968
By Randolph Marshall Hollerith — March 28, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On issues of gun violence, racism, economic inequality or immigration, our human instinct is to not offend and to wait for others to act. He challenged the institutional oppression of his day and calls us to confront the injustices of our own time.
Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
By Adelle M. Banks — September 6, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Officials said their decision-making process concerning the windows sped up after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last month.
With Trump at prayer service, clergy speak of compassion, diversity
By Adelle M. Banks — January 21, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The president, a Presbyterian, folded his arms at times and sat silently for the most part during the 70-minute service.
Washington’s National Cathedral should not bestow a blessing on Donald Trump
By Gary Hall — January 17, 2017
(RNS) It is simply inappropriate to use a precious institution to suggest that the church bestows its blessing on a leader so obviously beyond the pale of Christian thought.
Trump continues inaugural prayer service tradition
By Adelle M. Banks — December 22, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The National Prayer Service, which will be held on Jan. 21, the day after the swearing-in, is the last of the official inaugural events announced by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Post-election church services aim to reconcile Christian voters
By Lauren Markoe — November 6, 2016
(RNS) Thousands of Christians will end this election season in the pews, praying and singing to remind themselves of God's sovereignty in their lives.
National Cathedral faces calls to remove windows with Confederate generals
By Adelle M. Banks — October 27, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The windows were added in 1953 with the support of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Confederate flag images quietly removed from National Cathedral
By Adelle M. Banks — September 28, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Cathedral officials decided 'to just do it and get it done and move on to the next phase,’ a spokesman said.
National Cathedral to remove Confederate flag images
By Adelle M. Banks — June 8, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Cathedral officials acknowledged that there are intense feelings about the best way to handle the controversial windows.
East-West Travelblog: Walking through God’s doors
By Kimberly Winston — August 24, 2015
A cathedral visit raises questions about spiritual journeys are a challenge. Which doors will you open? Which will you close?
Civil rights hero Jonathan Daniels memorialized at National Cathedral
By Mary Troyan — August 7, 2015
A stone carving of Daniels joins those of Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks.
Washington Cathedral dean on Confederate flags: ‘It is time to take those windows out’
By Adelle M. Banks — June 25, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The prominent building on the skyline of the nation’s capital includes windows containing an image of the controversial flag.
Washington National Cathedral finishes first stage of earthquake repairs
By Lauren Markoe — February 19, 2015
(RNS) More than three years after an earthquake rattled the Washington National Cathedral, its interior is repaired. But what about the outside?
Special liturgy atones for outbreak of ‘The Great War’
By Kimberly Winston — July 23, 2014
(RNS) A newly commissioned liturgy to commemorate the centennial of World War I is as much about atonement as it is about remembrance.
