Now, a new book, “Reconciliation, Healing, and Hope: Sermons From Washington National Cathedral,” has compiled dozens of their homilies about facing the realities of illness and isolation.

When Congress authorized the creation of Washington National Cathedral in 1893, it envisioned a national spiritual home. Decades later, it became a setting for presidential funerals, sermons by ...

In the last month, the bishop’s sermon at the National Cathedral has been making a difference. by Katherine Willis Pershey. February 25, 2025. News. New National Cathedral windows focus on racial ...

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Washington National Cathedral officials say during a special forum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

On January 18, 2022, a day after the national holiday honoring the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his granddaughter Yolanda Renee King gave a sermon at Washington National ...

There was a special buzz in the air at the Washington National Cathedral this past Sunday. It was the first Sunday following the sermon heard around the world, when Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde ...

In her sermon, Budde said they ... The Washington National Cathedral has hosted 10 official inaugural prayer services for presidents of both major political parties. The tradition dates back to 1933.

I have attended Washington National Cathedral on many occasions. It is a beautiful place, the music is wonderful, and the sermons are well above average. The cathedral serves its purpose well.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses his planned poor people's demonstration from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1968.

At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ+ children.

Budde, who gave this year’s sermon, has joined other cathedral leaders in criticizing Trump previously, rebuking his “racialized rhetoric” and blaming him for inciting violence on Jan. 6, 2021.