Would-be attacker of DC Red Mass targeted Catholics, police say

St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, D.C. / Credit: Marcos Carvalho/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Police said the man arrested outside of a Washington, D.C., cathedral Oct. 5 had hundreds of explosives and papers suggesting he planned to target Catholics and Supreme Court justices. Louis Geri was arrested outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle before the annual “Red Mass” that welcomes Supreme Court justices and lawmakers. Police reported Geri had potential explosives on his…