WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Washington National Cathedral and the Cathedral Choral Society will present a joint concert season for 2022-23, a musical tour-de-force that celebrates important moments across history, the performing arts, beloved poets and holiday favorites.   Under the direction of Canon Michael McCarthy, the Cathedral’s director of music, and Steven Fox, […]

In this moment of deep uncertainty and anxiety, this Cathedral stands with all those who fear that their individual rights and liberties are now at risk.

During Pride Month and all year long, we must hear the language of love – but we must remember that it is the action of love that holds the power of transformation.

If the death of innocent children does not shake us from our slumber, there is only one way to describe the future we are building for ourselves: horrific and incomprehensible. 

Our safe spaces are being replaced with crime scenes where innocent blood is shed and families are forever shattered. 

“We look forward to not only celebrating her legendary accomplishments, but also to recalling the deep and abiding faith that shaped the extraordinary story of this beloved child of God.”

This faithful servant of God and disciple of peace now returns to the God who loved her. We give thanks for her life and rejoice in the knowledge that she at last has found the peace she wished for the entire world.

Whatever decision each person makes, and whenever they choose to make it, is entirely their own and should be respected. 

Provost Jan Naylor Cope: We all stand on the shoulders of women–extraordinary and ordinary–who paved the way for the life we have today.

Warfare and the unbridled quest for power corrupts the human soul, and dishonors the God of love who came among us as the Prince of Peace.

Reconciliation, Healing, and Hope: Sermons from Washington National Cathedral and The Pilgrim Way of Lent: Reflections from Washington National Cathedral feature sermons, daily scripture, meditations and prayers delivered from the Cathedral.

Yes, Black History Month is about the past, but it must also be about our present, as well as the future we hope to forge, together, as Americans.