Crowds gather outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington after the Fortnight for Freedom closing Mass July 4 to sing songs for Jesus with the Catholic group Neocatechumenal Way. The campaign, initiated by the U .S. bishops in 2012, is a two-week period of prayer, education and action on preserving religious freedom in the U.S.
Leslie E. Kossoff, Catholic News Service
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