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Pope Francis in 2020: A pandemic year in pictures

Dec 30, 2020

While every year is unique in its own way, 2020 will arguably go down as among the most memorable in recent history, and these pictures attempt to capture the major moments of the past 12 months.

By Elise Ann Allen

‘We need sacramentality,’ Cardinal Gregory tells members of consecrated life

Dec 26, 2020

Virtually addressing members of consecrated life serving the Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory spoke of the challenges of the past year and thanked them for the work they do.

By Lynnea Mumola

Maryland Catholic Conference urges Trump to stop a federal execution

Dec 23, 2020

Eight Catholic bishops serving Maryland dioceses urged President Donald Trump Dec. 22 to stop the planned federal execution of Dustin Higgs, a Maryland man on death row in Indiana.

By Carol Zimmermann

Cardinal Gregory calls suit ‘last resort’ to protect religious rights

Dec 23, 2020

In a Dec. 22 op-ed column in The Washington Post, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington said the archdiocese’s recent lawsuit against District of Columbia’s COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship was a “last resort” to “protect the free exercise of religion in the nation’s capital.”

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS

Maryland bishops say benefits of Pfizer, Moderna vaccines outweigh concerns

Dec 22, 2020

Maryland’s Catholic bishops are encouraging Catholics strongly to be vaccinated against COVID-19, “unless medically indicated otherwise.”

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS

Washington Archdiocese sues over D.C.’s 50-person cap on church attendance

Dec 15, 2020

The Archdiocese of Washington has petitioned the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to lift the 50-person cap on indoor religious gatherings in D.C.

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS

More US churches are committing to racism-linked reparations

Dec 14, 2020

There is widespread surge of interest among many U.S. religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery.

By David Crary

Cardinal Gregory welcomed home to Washington with applause, balloons, banner

Dec 4, 2020

As Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory’s car pulled up to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Hyattsville Dec. 3, about three dozen employees greeted him with applause, welcoming him home to the Archdiocese of Washington.

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS