The Blessed Mother in Washington, DC

Chip Somodevilla | GettyImages North America | AFP

Aleteia Image Department - published on 04/12/18

Photo of the Day: April 12, 2018A group of young children carry a statue of the Virgin Mary during the Via Crucis, or Way of the Cross, to mark Good Friday in Washington, DC. About 200 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Washington “walked in the footsteps of Christ” and carried wooden crosses and statues through the DuPont Circle neighborhood to the Cathedral of St. Matthew.

Photograph by Chip Somodevilla for Getty Images North America via AFP

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