National Cathedral reopens with consecration of new bishop

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The National Cathedral opened its doors Saturday for the first time since the August earthquake for the consecration of a new Episcopal bishop. The 5.8 magnitude quake cracked flying buttresses and toppled some of the cathedral’s pinnacles and carvings — doing a total of $15 million worth of damage, according to a church spokesman.

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