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by bcadmin | Nov 19, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, McCarrick report, News, second | 0 |
Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory of Washington said the Vatican’s report on former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick is a “tragic chronicle” about that churchman’s “unconscionable human violation.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2020 | Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Black Catholics, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, College of Cardinals, News | 0 |
They came in tweets, news releases and Instagram posts from old friends, women religious and brother bishops in various languages congratulating Washington’s Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, George Floyd, lead, Nazis, News, News Analysis, Pedro Sánchez, Politics, President Donald Trump, Spain | 0 |
If concern about being seen as partisan close to an election were actually as strong as the Vatican often likes to say, would it have been so hard to wait a few days to give a thumbs-up to a book or to name a new crop of cardinals?
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 26, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Black Catholics, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, College of Cardinals, News | 0 |
On a day of history for the U.S. Catholic Church, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory — who four hours earlier had learned Pope Francis had named him a cardinal — celebrated his first Mass as a cardinal-designate Oct. 25 at Holy Angels Church in Avenue in Southern Maryland.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 26, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Associated Press, Black Catholics, Catholic Church, Church in the US, College of Cardinals, News | 0 |
Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory is set to become the first Black U.S. prelate to assume the rank of cardinal in the Catholic Church, a historic appointment that comes months after nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 21, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Persons with disabilities, White Mass | 0 |
Urging Catholics to “never forget nor neglect to welcome” all of God’s people, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington highlighted the inclusivity of Jesus during a special White Mass for people with disabilities.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 6, 2020 | Archbishop Jose Gomez, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Fratelli Tutti, News, Pope Francis, US bishops, USCCB | 0 |
In his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” Pope Francis reminds the faithful that “God’s plan for humanity has implications for every aspect of our lives,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., News, Racism | 0 |
Celebrating an Aug. 28 Mass to mark the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s historic March on Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholics to continue the dream of the late civil rights leader and to work for reconciliation and unity building.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 29, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Church in the US, lead, News, Racism, University of Notre Dame | 0 |
American bishops must do more to uphold the legacy set by religious leaders during the civil rights movement, Archbishop Wilton Gregory said in a talk last week.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 8, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland, News, quarantine | 0 |
Citing regulations to circumvent Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s related Aug. 3 emergency order, Montgomery County’s health officer issued a new directive Aug. 5 again stating that due to increasing rates in the spread of COVID-19, nonpublic schools there cannot reopen for in-person instruction until at least Oct. 1.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 4, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland, News, quarantine | 0 |
The health officer for Montgomery County, Maryland, which is part of the Archdiocese of Washington, issued a directive July 31 that private, parochial and schools affiliated with religious institutions in the county must remain closed to in-person instruction though at least Oct. 1, 2020.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic-Jewish relations, Church in the US, George Floyd, Interfaith, News, Rabbi, Racial justice, Racism | 0 |
While America grapples with racism and bigotry and other social ills, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said people must reach out to one another, learn about others different from themselves and rediscover that all religions teach that hatred is wrong.
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