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Mark A. Kellner

mkellner@washingtontimes.com

Mark A. Kellner was a Faith & Family reporter for The Washington Times.

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will draft a document setting forth the American church’s position on the Eucharist — possibly including instructions on who should, and should not, receive the sacrament, such as President Biden, a Catholic who has expanded abortion funding during his first months in office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

U.S Catholic bishops open the door to possible rebuke of Biden

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will draft a document setting forth the American church's position on the Eucharist -- possibly including instructions on who should, and should not, receive the sacrament, such as President Biden, a Catholic who has expanded abortion funding during his first months in office.

June 18, 2021
Paper Trails by Cameron Blevins (book cover)

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Paper Trails’

Twenty-seven years ago, the U.S. Postal Service opened a new post office building in Mesquite, Nevada, a city of just under 21,000 some 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

June 16, 2021
The Washington Times building, the former Prime Minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu's motorcade leaves after a visit. Wednesday, April 10, 2002. ( Mary F. Calvert / The Washington Times )

Washington Times wins four local SPJ awards

The Washington Times won four daily newspaper award categories and had a total of eight finalists in the 2021 Dateline Awards competition of the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

June 15, 2021
This One-Cent Magenta postage stamp printed in 1856 went on the auction block in New York City on June 8, 2021, where it sold for $8.3 million. The Magenta, printed in British Guiana (now Guyana), was created during a postage shortage when supplies from a colonial printer didn’t arrive. A schoolboy discovered it in a collection, and the rarity passed through the hands of several wealthy individuals in subsequent years. It last sold at auction in 2014 for nearly $10 million. (Photo credit: Sotheby's.)

World’s rarest stamp expected to fetch $15M at Tuesday auction

A tiny scrap of paper is expected to sell for as much as $15 million at an auction in New York City Tuesday. The "One-Cent Magenta" holds the Guinness world record for most-valuable stamp, with its 2014 auction price ringing in at "nearly one billion times the original face value," according to record keepers.

June 5, 2021