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‘Have We No Decency?' National Cathedral Responds to President Trump's ‘Racist' Remarks
Washington National Cathedral leaders are responding to President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on representatives of color, asking if Americans have had enough of “violent dehumanizing words” from the White House.
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Love Caravan Walks to Border to Show Compassion for Immigrants
Hundreds of clergy and congregants from the Los Angeles and San Diego Episcopal Dioceses walked to the border wall as a symbolic gesture of compassion for immigrants suffering from social injustices.
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The World Finally Gets Words From Mueller, But Just a Few
Robert Mueller has finally spoken. But it isn’t easy to find exactly what he said. A summary of Mueller’s findings is in a four-page letter sent to Congress on Sunday and signed by Attorney General William Barr. It’s Barr’s work, describing the work of Washington’s mystery man from the last two years. But Barr only rarely quotes Mueller directly, bringing...
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Immigration Detainees Dropped on Local Streets With Nowhere to Go
Several local churches say they are being overwhelmed with the influx of asylum-seeking immigrant being dropped off on the streets with nowhere to go.
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Matthew Shepard's Superman Cape, Papers Donated to National Museum of American History
Twenty years after his death, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was abducted and killed in Wyoming, will be laid to rest at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Matthew Shepard, LGBTQ Movement Symbol, Laid to Rest
The ashes of Matthew Shepard, whose brutal murder in the 1990s became a rallying cry for the gay rights movement, were laid to rest in Washington National Cathedral.
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Felicia Sanders on Surviving the Charleston Church Shooting
Felicia Sanders has searched for a reason why she was one of only three survivors left after a white supremacist opened fire at her church in Charleston three years ago, killing her son, aunt and seven other African-American parishioners....
She has carried the weight of those nine lives that were lost when 21-year-old Dylann Roof turned a Bible study gathering at... -
Matthew Shepard, Gay Student Killed in Hate Crime, to Be Interred at National Cathedral
Twenty years after his death, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was abducted and killed in Wyoming, will be laid to rest at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Virginia Announces Retirement
The leader of one of the largest Episcopal dioceses in the U.S. is retiring.
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Church Service Remembers Capital Gazette Shooting Victims
Father Timothy Mulder of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis says a mass to honor the five victims of the Capital Gazette shooting is also a service to offer comfort to the community. News4’s Nicole Jacobs reports.
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US Bishop Gives Rousing Sermon at Royal Wedding
Nothing captured the trans-Atlantic nature of Saturday’s royal wedding as much as the guest preacher whose sermon brought American fire and flair to a very English church service. The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, the first black leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States, was hand-picked by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to address their 600 wedding guests....
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Chicago Bishop Curry to Speak at Royal Wedding Ceremony
Kensington Palace says the head of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, will speak at the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle.
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President George H.W. Bush Greets Mourners Honoring Barbara Bush
Former President George H.W. Bush greeted some of the hundreds of mourners filing through a large Houston church on Friday to pay final respects to his wife of 73 years, former first lady Barbara Bush.
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Where to Celebrate Mardi Gras in the DC Area
It’s Fat Tuesday, and there’s plenty of ways to celebrate without traveling to the Big Easy.
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National Cathedral to Offer Yoga, Movie Night, ‘Rave in the Nave' in February
The chairs and pews are out, while colorful lights, a carnival and yoga mats are coming in for a week of “Seeing Deeper” at the National Cathedral.
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Polly Sheppard, Charleston Church Massacre Survivor, Visits National Museum of African American History and Culture
Two years after a white supremacist killed nine black worshippers inside a Charleston, South Carolina, church, one survivor took a special trip to Washington, D.C., and visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Vandals Topple Headstones in Prince George's County
A widow found on Tuesday that vandals had toppled the headstone of her late mother-in-law. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports on the vandalism of one of the oldest cemeteries in Prince George’s County.
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‘It's Unforgivable': Vandals Topple Headstones in One of Prince George's County's Oldest Cemeteries
More than 20 headstones in the St. Thomas Episcopal Parish Cemetery were pushed over or damaged, devastating families who have loved ones buried there.
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Charleston Church Shooting Victims to Be Honored With New Memorial
Famed architect Michael Arad, designer of the National September 11 Memorial in New York, will create a piece to honor the victims of the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, NBC News reported....
Rev. Eric Manning, Emanuel AME pastor, said that the memorial will serve as a representation of the historically black church’s strength and called it the oldest African Methodist... -
Group Opposes Parole for Ex-Bishop Who Killed Cyclist
Cycling advocates are calling on Maryland officials to deny parole for a former Episcopal bishop serving a seven-year prison term for killing a bicyclist while driving drunk.