Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, Holy Trinity’s pastor, said a key concern expressed by attendees was how people had been affected by the mass firings and layoffs of federal government workers, which have led to tens of thousands of people in the Washington area and across the country losing their jobs.
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4 archdioceses ordain record number of priests this year
The Archdiocese of Washington had its largest ordination class since 1960, when 17 men were ordained the year that John F. Kennedy was elected as the nation’s first Catholic president.
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Catholic student center at historically Black Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman
Howard University celebrated the blessing and dedication of its Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center on Aug. 28.
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Ignatian Volunteer Corps honors Dr. Anthony Fauci and his wife
Dr. Anthony Fauci, famous for his work at the National Institutes of Health since 1984, and his wife received the Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Award for Exemplary Public Service from the Ignatian Volunteer Corps.
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Cardinal Gregory limits celebration of the Latin Mass to 3 D.C. churches
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington promulgated liturgical norms July 22 for implementing Pope Francis’ apostolic letter “Traditionis Custodes.”
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At Mass for construction workers who died on job sites, Cardinal Gregory offers support for unions
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory wore a white hard hat instead of a bishop’s miter as he processed to the altar for the second annual Building Trades’ Workers Memorial Day Mass.
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Cardinal Gregory: ‘Healing of America’s soul’ is needed to bring about racial harmony
In a major address on confronting the sin of racism and working for racial harmony, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the nation’s first African American cardinal, said a “healing of America’s soul” is needed.
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Cardinal Gregory: ‘We need the Lord to cast out the demon of division in our nation’
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory encouraged people to get the coronavirus vaccine and addressed the unrest of Jan. 6 that shook the nation.
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Black Catholics express joy at elevation of first African American cardinal
The naming of Washington’s archbishop “as a cardinal is huge, it’s historic.”
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Archbishop Gregory at Red Mass: Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’
“Justice is a divine characteristic of God himself. Whether we are Christian, Jewish or Muslim in heritage—we all believe that God is perfectly just and always merciful,” Washington’s archbishop said.