Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Archives

African American students urged to learn about their history, heritage

Feb 16, 2020

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington urged students at Archbishop Carroll High School to take time during Black History Month to study the heritage and history of African Americans.

By Josephine von Dohlen

Bishops, pope rely on Mary to watch over Church, Archbishop Gregory says

Dec 6, 2019

Just as children run to their mother’s arms in times of trouble, Catholics — including popes and bishops — know they can and should turn to Mary, said Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.

By Christopher Gunty

Institute honors Archbishop Gregory for leadership, ‘healing presence’

Nov 3, 2019

When Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was installed as the seventh archbishop of Washington May 21, he joined the local church in the nation’s capital in preaching a message of healing and hope.

By Josephine von Dohlen

Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’ of God, archbishop says at Red Mass

Oct 7, 2019

Addressing a congregation that included Supreme Court justices and law students attending the Oct. 6 Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged those involved in law to reflect God’s justice and mercy.

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS

Roberts recalled as ‘American icon’ of journalism, ‘wise woman of faith’

Sep 23, 2019

Noted broadcast journalist and author Cokie Roberts was remembered as a Washington icon, a national treasure and a woman devoted to her family and her faith as luminaries from the worlds of media and politics joined friends and admirers at her funeral Mass Sept. 21.

By Mark Zimmermann

‘You cannot be a Catholic and sit on the sidelines,’ archbishop says

Aug 16, 2019

In a crowded bar, bustling with young adult Catholics from the Washington area for the monthly Theology on Tap, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory shared his pain over what this archdiocese suffered in the past year due to priestly abuse scandals, and encouraged the young adults to turn to the Eucharist as a source of healing.

By Josephine von Dohlen