Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory at center celebrates a Dec. 31, 2022 Mass for the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Also at the Mass, prayers were offered for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died earlier that day. Concelebrants at the Mass included Archbishop Christophe Pierre (at left), the apostolic nuncio to the United States, and Msgr. Walter Rossi (at right), the basilica’s rector. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada)