Chef Jose Andres mourns World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza at Washington Cathedral
Washington DC, US Reuters Celebrity chef Jose Andres called seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza “the best of humanity” on Thursday during a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral that was attended by hundreds, and punctuated by grief and ongoing questions about the attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel […]
This Christmas, US churches are preparing for a frenzy of festivity
RNS A few hours after the Washington National Cathedral posted on Facebook on 29th November that admission to its Christmas family service and Advent concerts this year would require a $US7 ticket, the cathedral backed down in the face of the ire of its own parishioners and apologised for its decision. In a statement on […]
Washington’s National Cathedral replaces windows honouring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
Washington DC, USAP The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows on Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honouring Confederate Generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The new windows depict a march for justice by African Americans, descendants of the very people who would have remained in slavery after the […]
The Interview: Rev Jan Naylor Cope, editor of National Cathedral sermon compilation, on lessons from the pandemic
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Jan Naylor Cope about the cathedral’s expanded online congregation, the way it adapted Communion and the enduring lessons of pandemic preaching…
COVID and Christmas: Wary of Omicron, US churches shift services online
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how Omicron has changed the Christmas plans of some US churches…
At US cathedral, Jeff Bezos is quizzed on “emotional” rocket ride and economics of space flight
Washington DC, US RNS Jeff Bezos was a surprise guest at a Washington National Cathedral forum on “Our Future in Space” on Wednesday evening, giving an interviewer the chance to grill the Amazon founder and space flight entrepreneur about extraterrestrial colonies, alien life and his own wealth. Cathedral dean the Very Rev Randolph Marshall Hollerith […]
“Colin loved the church”: Powell recalled as Episcopalian at cathedral funeral
Washington DC, USRNS Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell, known as a four-star general and as a one-time Secretary of State, was remembered at his funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday as a man of the Episcopal faith. Longtime colleague and friend Richard Armitage, who served as deputy secretary of state […]
US cathedral to replace Confederate windows with stained glass reflecting Black life
Washington DC, USRNS Four years after the Washington National Cathedral removed stained-glass windows depicting Confederate generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson, the cathedral announced Thursday that the windows will be filled with work by multimedia artist Kerry James Marshall related to racial justice. The windows, which are expected to be installed in 2023, will […]
US religious artifacts in new Reconstruction exhibit depict resilience, racism
RNS The pew from a church where Black people once were relegated to the balcony. A pair of stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals that were removed from Washington National Cathedral. A Bible used during the study session at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on the night when nine people were killed. These and other religious artifacts are among […]
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at Washington National Cathedral
Washington DC, USAP Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass tell the story of the 20th and 21st centuries, is unveiling its newest addition: a carving of iconic author, human rights campaigner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. The carving completes […]