The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle is seen in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File

Police arrested and charged a man with possession of explosives Sunday outside a Washington, DC, church where an annual Mass to mark the start of the Supreme Court term was set to take place hours later.

The so-called Red Mass is held each year to “invoke God’s blessings on those responsible for the administration of justice,” according to St. Matthew’s Cathedral. A spokesperson for the Supreme Court told CNN that no justices were in attendance on Sunday, though members of the high court have previously gone to the mass. The Supreme Court’s new term begins on Monday.

The DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that the suspect, Louis

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