Cardinal Wuerl Celebrates Religious Freedom on Independence Day (Archdiocese of Washington)

(Source: Archdiocese of Washington) Cardinal Wuerl Celebrates Religious Freedom on Independence Day "Let us thank God for the call, the freedom and the courage to stand up for religious liberty." July 04, 2013 Thousands of people spent Independence Day in the nation's capital at a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception celebrating and praying for religious freedom. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, was the principal celebrant for the Mass that brought the 2013 nation-wide Fortnight for Freedom to a close. The two-week period of prayer, education and awareness was called by the United States bishops to focus on preserving religious freedom and...