Despite a day of blistering heat, members of St. Bernardine Catholic Church in Baltimore, weren’t dissuaded from celebrating the restoration of the parish’s iconic dome.

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington promulgated liturgical norms July 22 for implementing Pope Francis’ apostolic letter “Traditionis Custodes” (“Guardians of the Tradition”), which limits celebrations of the Mass according to the rite used before the Second Vatican Council.

Over the past 50 years, D.B. Cooper has become one of the most famous aliases in history. Yet it was really under the name Dan Cooper that a still-unidentified man carried out the mysterious hijacking — and getaway — that have since made him the stuff of legend.

It’s been about a year since Archbishop William E. Lori established the Office of Parish Renewal to help strengthen faith communities throughout the archdiocese and support parishes in forming missionary disciples.

After a flight of more than 10 hours from Rome, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton and met briefly at the airport with Indigenous leaders, Canada’s governor general and prime minister before heading to the local seminary for a rest.