Religious leaders gather together for Christian unity

Religious leaders (from left) Fr. Donald J. Rooney, pastor of St. Bernadette Church in Springfield; retired Bishop David Jones of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia; Bishop Michael F. Burbidge; Bishop Leila Ortiz of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; and (not pictured) Tura Foster-Gillespie, president of the United Methodist Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers lead a prayer service for Christian unity at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield last month. ROBERT ATWELL | COURTESY