More than 40 individuals whose remains went unclaimed at local mortuaries throughout 2025 received a Christian burial on Nov.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired teacher Barbara VornDick about her years-long efforts to shed new light on the life and death of Eliza Monroe Hay, President James Monroe's eldest daughter.

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Father Anthony Marques, rector of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond, Va., sprinkles holy water on the grave of ...