Inside the first Roman Catholic cathedral in America

September 25, 2015

Completed in 1821, the Baltimore Basilica became a symbol of religious freedom in the newly independent country

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Inside the first Roman Catholic cathedral in America

Before 1776, it was illegal to embrace or practice any religion other than Anglicanism in many of the British colonies. Independence changed that. The Catholic Church led the pack, with the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the country built on a hilltop in Baltimore for all to see. In this excerpt from America Tonight, Adam May tours the Baltimore Basilica, the oldest cathedral in the United States.


 

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