Worshippers march in Mount Vernon ahead of America’s 250th birthday

BALTIMORE — A crowd of worshippers braved the rain in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood Wednesday morning, walking in a procession from the Baltimore Basilica to the Washington Monument.

The procession followed a morning mass at the Baltimore Basilica, a national historic landmark on Cathedral Street; signs on the outside gates bill it as America’s first cathedral. The building’s architect also designed the U.S. Capitol Building.

Worshippers march in Mount Vernon ahead of America’s 250th birthday

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