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.

“We grieve with the nation as we learn the details of last night’s tragic shooting in Las Vegas. We are angered as the epidemic of gun violence continues in this country. And we are grateful to law enforcement who acted quickly to bring the situation under control.”

Dear friends, Two years ago, following a tragic shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C., then-Dean Gary Hall called for the removal of two stained glass windows at the Cathedral that honor Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. At that time, we began a process to engage this community in deep questions […]

The tragic events in Charlottesville today, and the hatred that fueled them, grieve the heart of God.

We are stronger as a nation when we respect the identities of all and allow people to serve their country based solely on their ability.