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In June 2015, Washington National Cathedral leaders said the church needed $200 million, which would both complete repairs and expand its endowment to give the cathedral financial stability. The cathedral began working on a capital fundraising campaign, which The New York Times said was one of the largest ever by an American religious ...
Washington National Cathedral (2 C, 13 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Cathedrals in Washington, D.C." The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Washington National Cathedral: 31 m (102 ft) Washington, D.C. United States: 66 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: 30.5 m (100 ft) Washington, D.C. United States: 67 Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran: 30 m (98 ft) Rome: Italy: 67 Pavia Cathedral: 30 m (98 ft) Pavia: Italy: 67 St. Peter's Church: 30 m (98 ft) Riga ...
Artist Kerry James Marshall, center, speaks to attendees after an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial ...
Other notable events at the cathedral include a Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II during his 1979 visit to Washington, D.C., [10] and the 1997 funeral of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. [11] The cathedral was the site of a Lutheran funeral service for Chief Justice William Rehnquist on September 7, 2005. [12] [13 ...
The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens.
On January 19, 1973, the chorus appeared (as the "Norman Scribner Singers") in A Concert for Peace at the Washington National Cathedral. The program featured the Mass in Time of War by Joseph Haydn. A recording of the performance received a 1973 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Choral Recording, with Scribner and Leonard Bernstein as co-nominees.
The Cathedral Choral Society is the oldest symphonic chorus in Washington, founded in 1941 by Paul Callaway and directed by J. Reilly Lewis from 1985 to 2016. It performs primarily at the Washington National Cathedral but also appears regularly at the Kennedy Center and other local venues.