WASHINGTON — The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral, released the following statement on the death of Senator John McCain (R-AZ): “Today, our hearts are with the family of Sen. John McCain, the people of Arizona and all those who mourn the loss of this American hero and patriot. We pray that […]

Dean Randy Hollerith: "Yes, it may be legal to separate these children from their parents. But that doesn’t mean it’s moral."

Barbara Bush became among the brightest of her husband's "thousand points of light" and a living example of faithfulness, both to her family and to the nation, always facing adversity with grace and courage.

Events will include a broadcast of Dr. King’s final Sunday Sermon on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 and a Sunday service on April 8, 2018 modeled after the final Sunday service of King’s life.

Washington National Cathedral will host an interfaith prayer vigil on Friday, March 23, for activists, students and pilgrims who are attending Saturday’s March For Our Lives to demand that their lives and safety become a priority for Congressional leaders in order to end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools.

"Our nation was blessed by his leadership, and this Cathedral was blessed by his decades of work with us."

Dr. Hamlin will oversee the Cathedral’s outreach and social justice initiatives, including gun violence prevention and racial justice and reconciliation.

Today we give thanks for the life of evangelist Billy Graham, a towering figure of the Christian faith and a witness to the transformative power of the Gospel. Through his devotion to God and his love for people from every station in life, Dr. Graham changed the world with the simple message that faith in […]

Cleanse us of the arrogance that leads us to believe the right to bear arms trumps the right to life.

Here we are once again, left to grapple with another mass shooting, another house of worship cordoned off as a crime scene.

Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese intellectual and human rights activist who fought for a more open and democratic China for over 20 years.

Washington National Cathedral will join churches across the country as it rings the Bourdon (funeral) Bell on Tuesday, October 3, in memory of those killed last night in Las Vegas, NV.