Archived News - 2019
2024 Archdiocesan Assembly held in Columbia, MD - 09/21/24
Category: Recent Events Last updated: 2024-09-23 08:23:33 On Saturday, September 21, the leave-taking of the feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, clergy and faithful from throughout the Archdiocese of Washington gathered at Saint Matthew Church in Columbia, MD, for the annual Archdiocesan Assembly. |
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