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Best Places to Travel in the U.S. This Summer

National Trust for Historic Preservation | Posted 05.23.2013 | Travel
National Trust for Historic Preservation

From the storied Boston Harbor, to a historic village in Ohio, to the bridges of Yosemite Valley, the U.S. has plenty of adventures close at hand.

George Washington's Dining Room To Get Upgrade

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.13.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Washington National Cathedral and George Washington's Mount Vernon estate each won $100,000 grants Monday, among 24 sites around the nat...

LOOK: National Cathedral Flower Mart And Tower Climb

Posted 05.03.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Flower lovers and architecture enthusiasts will want to head to the National Cathedral this weekend for their 74th annual Flower Mart. ...

Carly Schwartz

Fight Over Gay Marriage In The National Cathedral Heats Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Carly Schwartz | Posted 02.12.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- A prominent conservative interest group has launched a petition to suspend all federal funding from the National Cathedral in light of t...

Gun Control, Religion And Abortion

Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 03.25.2013 | Religion
Jaweed Kaleem

What's the relationship between gun control, religion and views on abortion? A new survey sheds some light, while a Washington, D.C. minister vows to continue his fight against gun violence through forging a "cross lobby" for gun control.

Christina Wilkie

Top Priest: 'Gun Lobby Is No Match For The Cross Lobby'

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.17.2012 | Religion

WASHINGTON -- The dean of the Washington National Cathedral, the Very Rev. Gary Hall, vowed on Sunday to mobilize the nation's faith communities to fi...

9/11 Commemoration Scaled Back

AP | Posted 09.07.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Washington National Cathedral plans to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers at its regularly schedul...

WATCH: Quake Video Inside The Washington Monument

Posted 08.23.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- If you can stomach it, check out this amazing video taken inside the Washington Monument during last year's 5.8-magnitude earthquake cen...

PHOTOS: D.C. Quake Damage, Recovery 1 Year Later

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 08.22.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Since its founding more than 200 years ago, the nation's capital had never experienced an earthquake as intense as last year's 5.8 m...

Off-The-Mall Spots To Watch The Fireworks

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 07.03.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Fourth of July in the nation's capital isn't much different than Independence Day in any small town. Groups of families share time l...

Chuck Brown Viewing At Howard Theatre: HuffPost DC Top 5 For May 29, 2012

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.29.2012 | DC

TOP 5 FOR TUESDAY, MAY 29 1. Chuck Brown Viewing At Howard Theatre Give your respects to the Godfather of Go-Go. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., all ages, ple...

Charles Colson Remembered At National Cathedral

AP | Posted 05.16.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- A memorial service will honor the life of Watergate figure-turned-evangelist Charles Colson. Colson died April 21 at the age of 80. He ...

LOOK: Cool Cathedral Gargoyles

AP | Posted 04.26.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral will be offering tours of its unique stone carvings for the first time since the building was damaged ...

National Cathedral's Preservation Needs Top $50 Million

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.14.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON — It's where the nation's capital gathers to mourn, to pray and to seek comfort during tragedies. Now the Washington National Cathedr...

National Cathedral Raises $2 Million For Quake Repairs

AP | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 02.22.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Washington National Cathedral says it has raised $2 million to cover restoration work after last year's earthquake severely damaged the ...

Interim Dean Chosen To Lead National Cathedral

AP | Posted 01.04.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- A longtime Episcopal priest who led the St. Alban's Parish in Washington has been appointed interim dean of Washington National Cathedra...

2 Nat'l Cathedral Supporters To Match Donations

AP | Posted 12.08.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral says two longtime supporters have each offered to match donations made to the earthquake-damaged edifi...

Rachel Tepper

Union Station Earthquake Damage Repairs Continue

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.07.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- If you've walked through Union Station's usually majestic Main Hall recently, there's no ignoring the jarring scaffolding that lines the...

National Cathedral Reopens; New Bishop Consecrated (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral reopened on Saturday with a private ceremony to install D.C.'s ninth Episcopal bishop. The cathedral h...

D.C. Earthquake: Cathedral Putting Together Exhibit On Damage

AP | Posted 01.11.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Visitors to the Washington National Cathedral will soon get a close-up look at some of the damage caused by an August earthquake. The c...

Engineers Inspect Washington National Cathedral

AP | Posted 12.17.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- The same engineers who captivated tourists by rappelling down the Washington Monument are conducting a similar operation at the National...

2-Ton Pieces Being Removed From National Cathedral

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.12.2011 | Religion

By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Damaged portions of a Washington National Cathedral pinnacle will be removed from the church tempo...

Crane Forces Change In 9/11 Events

Posted 11.08.2011 | Religion

After the toppling of a massive crane at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, two major events planned for this weekend's commemoration of the ...

Crane Collapses At National Cathedral

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 11.07.2011 | Religion

WASHINGTON — A 500-ton crane at the Washington National Cathedral collapsed Wednesday amid thunderstorms and driving rain, damaging two nearby b...

Sleepless From the Stock Market

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 11.06.2011 | Business
Matthew Edlund, M.D.

Security and comfort are difficult to find these days, and the stock market often moves "contrary to fact."