At National Black Catholic Congress opening Mass, Cardinal …
WEBJul 22, 2023 — Cardinal Gregory – who in 2020 was named a cardinal by Pope Francis, becoming the first African American cardinal in the Church’s history – also paid tribute to the six U.S. Black Catholic candidates for sainthood, who he said “have offered us incredible visions and who led exemplary lives of holiness and hope…
Cardinal Gregory ordains 12 new permanent deacons for The …
WEBJun 6, 2023 — After celebrating a Mass on June 3, 2023 where he ordained 12 new permanent deacons for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton Gregory stood with them in front of the altar at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
In a hostile world, the vocation of Christians is to hope, pope says
WEBMar 20, 2024 — Though the global situation risks plunging people into pessimism, Christians are called to pursue their vocation of becoming “men and women of hope,” Pope Francis said.
Updated: Cardinal Gregory takes possession of his titular church ...
WEBSep 27, 2021 — (This story has been updated to include an expanded video from the Catholic News Service.) ROME (CNS) --Ten months after Pope Francis elevated him into the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington took possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the Grottarossa neighborhood of northern Rome.
At Chrism Mass, Cardinal Gregory asks priests to be ‘genuine …
WEBCelebrating an April 11 Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., Cardinal Wilton Gregory led priests in renewing their ordination promises and blessed sacramental oils that will be used in parishes throughout The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
On Easter Sunday, Cardinal Gregory says the story of the risen …
WEBApr 17, 2022 — The Easter story of the risen Christ shared by ordinary people who were the first witnesses of the empty tomb has been heard through the ages by “an unbroken chain of witnesses,” and that story continues to change hearts and bring new life to people today, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory said at an April 17 Easter Sunday Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...
US bishops asked to hold new rounds of Synod on Synodality …
WEBJan 5, 2024 — Dioceses across the U.S. are asked to hold additional listening sessions in the next few months, following a request from the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops which is preparing for the second session of the global Synod on Synodality in October. In a Jan. 2 letter (a copy of which OSV News has obtained), Bishop Daniel E. Flores ...
As migration increased in 2023, so did pressures on the church’s ...
WEBWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Unauthorized border crossings increased in 2023, fueled in part by shifts in U.S. policy and global migration trends. The year saw increasingly heated anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions that also put Catholic Charities agencies -- and the church's religious freedom to minister to migrants -- in the crosshairs.
Journeys of faith led women to become Catholic during Easter …
WEBIn interviews, they described the journeys of faith that led them to become Catholic. Kelsey Canfield. Canfield recalled attending Mass with her grandmother until she graduated from high school. She was unable to locate any documentation supporting her grandmother's belief that she been baptized previously, so she was baptized during the vigil.
Pope says discrimination against people with disabilities must end
WEBThe Catholic Church must be a home for all, especially for people with disabilities who continue to face discrimination in the world and in the Church, Pope Francis said. In a message for the Dec. 3 celebration of the U.N.’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the pope said that although Church teaching is clear, too many men ...