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.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory
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Cardinal Gregory: Pope Francis makes Americans in both parties ‘uncomfortable’
Cardinal Wilton Gregory said that Pope Francis has made it difficult for Americans to be comfortable with just one aspect of Catholic Social Teaching—“you’ve got to have them all.”
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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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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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On the ‘Today’ show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his personal experience with racism
Cardinal Gregory and Roker also discussed how the cardinal would interact with President Joe Biden as a Catholic in his archdiocese.
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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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In a year full of protests against racism, the first Black U.S. Cardinal comes at a historic moment
“With a very grateful and humble heart, I thank Pope Francis for this appointment which will allow me to work more closely with him in caring for Christ’s Church,” Gregory said in a statement issued by the archdiocese.
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Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals, including Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington D.C.
The new cardinals will bring the total number of cardinal electors to 128, of whom 73 will have been appointed by Pope Francis.
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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.
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Archbishop Gregory: Offensive speech is a ‘growing plague’ that ‘must end’
“We must all take responsibility to reject language that ridicules, condemns, or vilifies another person because of their race, religion, gender, age, culture or ethnic background,” the archbishop said.