Cardinal Hickey’s Body Moved for Funeral Mass
The body of Cardinal James A. Hickey, longtime Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, was moved to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for his funeral Mass today.
A large crowd was expected to honor the prelate who died Sunday at age 84. Mourners have filed by his body this week at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
Cardinal William W. Baum, who was archbishop of Washington before Hickey succeeded him in 1980, will act as personal representative of Pope John Paul II and preside at the Mass.
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