Archbishop Gregory has been outspoken in denouncing racism and in advocating for the pope’s pastoral vision, he is perhaps most known for his role heading the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in the early 2000s.
On April 1st, members of the Ahmadi Muslim community traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in its 9th annual "Day on the Hill" project, where they meet with legislators to encourage efforts to protect religious rights of minorities and to solicit support for the 2019 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.
The Vatican will be hosting a "spiritual retreat" on April 11-12 for the leaders of South Sudan, focusing on building confidence in the September 2018 peace agreement ending the five-year long civil war and strengthening civility and dialogue in public life.