An usher holds programs and memorial cards that were handed out during a celebration of the life of the late Ethel Skakel Kennedy on Oct. 16, 2024 at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C.. She died on Oct. 10 at the age of 96. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
The dignitaries attending an Oct. 16, 2024 celebration of the life of the late Ethel Skakel Kennedy held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington included, from left to right, President Joe Biden; former President Barack Obama; former President Bill Clinton; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California), the speaker emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives; and her husband, Paul Pelosi. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a celebration of the life of the late Ethel Kennedy held on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. Seated at left are Father Joseph McHenry, a parochial vicar there; Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the cathedral’s rector; and Joseph Kennedy III, a grandson of Ethel Kennedy. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
At an Oct. 16 celebration of the life of the late Ethel Kennedy held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, a photo of her and her late husband, Robert F. Kennedy, was displayed along with other family photos. Ethel Kennedy died on Oct. 10 at the age of 96. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi reflects on the life and legacy of the late Ethel Kennedy during an Oct. 16 memorial service at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington for the Kennedy family matriarch who died on Oct. 10 at the age of 96. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Country music star Kenny Chesney sings during a memorial service for Ethel Kennedy on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Martin Luther King III speaks during a memorial service for Ethel Kennedy on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
During an Oct. 16 celebration of the life of the late Ethel Kennedy held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, former President Bill Clinton holds a copy of a valentine that she once sent him. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Sting performs his song “Fragile” during a memorial service honoring the life and legacy of the late Ethel Kennedy that was held on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Rory Kennedy, the youngest of the 11 children of the late Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, speaks during an Oct. 16 celebration of the life of her mother that was held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Oct. 16, 2024. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Nova Tate sings during an Oct. 16 celebration of the life of the late Ethel Kennedy held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
President Joe Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton listen to a speaker during an Oct. 16 memorial service for the late Ethel Kennedy held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Lucas Benitez at left and Greg Asbed at right, co-founders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers that promotes the human rights of farmworkers, were among the speakers at an Oct. 16 celebration of the life of the late Ethel Kennedy held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Ethel Kennedy who serves as the president of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, speaks during an Oct. 16 celebration of her mother’s life held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Stevie Wonder sings during a celebration for the life of the late Ethel Kennedy held on Oct. 16, 2024 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
President Joe Biden touches the casket of the late Ethel Kennedy after offering remarks at an Oct. 16 celebration of her life held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Jesuit Father Don MacMillan incenses the casket of Ethel Kennedy during the commendation at the end of an Oct. 16, 2024 memorial service for her at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Members of the family of the late Ethel Skakel Kennedy carry her casket down the steps of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., after an Oct. 16 memorial service for her there. Ethel Kennedy died on Oct. 10, 2024. She was 96. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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