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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington is seen unvesting following the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington greets people as he makes his exit following the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Sunday, April 8, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Abigail Lickteig, 6, of Stafford, Va., waits to leave with her family following Easter Sunday Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington delivers his speech during the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Reverend Brother Matthew Carroll blesses people with Holy Water as he walks along the aisles during the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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People in the aisles listen as Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington delivers his sermon during the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Hilary Unaegbu, of Bowie, Md., kneels near the aisles during a prayer, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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A woman kneels in prayer at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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The procession makes it way up the aisle for the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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People arrive for mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, waves to people in the pews as the procession makes it way up the aisle for the Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Sunday, April 8, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, depart after a Christmas Mass celebrated by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl greets worshippers as he departs after celebrating Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl blesses Rita George of Silver Spring, Md., at a Christmas dinner in the basement of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception following Christmas Mass, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich depart following Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich depart following Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich poses for photos with fellow worshippers following Christmas Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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An altar server makes his way down the center isle at the conclusion of the Christmas Mass celebrated by Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
