Cardinal Wilton Gregory Archives

2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving Communion

May 9, 2021

They share Catholicism as a faith and California as their home base. Yet there’s a deep gulf between Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego in the high-stakes debate over whether politicians who support abortion rights should be denied Communion.

By David Crary

New bishop says installation affirms his role to ‘teach, sanctify, govern’

Apr 20, 2021

The joyous strains of “Rendez Grace au Seigneur” (“Give Thanks to the Lord”) filled Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral for the April 17 episcopal ordination of Bishop Jerome Feudjio and his installation as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

By Kurt Jensen

Risen Christ offers hope to people, Cardinal Gregory says at Easter Mass

Apr 5, 2021

The risen Christ on Easter offers hope to people experiencing sorrows in their everyday lives and in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said at an Easter Mass April 4 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS

Washington cardinal: Catholics, Shia Muslims must build on Papal visit to Iraq

Mar 18, 2021

The meeting between Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husaymi al-Sistani can make a difference in America, says Cardinal Wilton Gregory, because it demonstrated “that people from different religious traditions can work together in a spirit of dialogue and mutual respect.”

By John Lavenburg

Cardinal prays on CNN program marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths in U.S.

Feb 23, 2021

During a Feb. 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant enteral peace to all our sisters and brothers lost to this disease.”

By Richard Szczepanowski

On ‘Today’ show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his faith journey, racism

Feb 17, 2021

In a Feb. 15 segment for the “Today” show’s “Changemakers” and “Black Voices” series, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington reflected on his faith journey and on his own experiences with racism.

By Catholic Standard

Speakers: Pandemic underscores call for genuine dialogue in ‘Fratelli Tutti’

Feb 7, 2021

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has underscored the need for and the many ways in which dialogue and understanding are essential for humankind, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington and Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, said Feb. 5.

By Patricia Zapor

Young people urged to be ‘persistent in highlighting’ the sacredness of life

Jan 30, 2021

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic and strict restrictions intended to slow its spread did not stop young people and others from rallying, praying and standing up for life Jan. 29.

By Richard Szczepanowski