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Report: Cardinal Gregory thought USCCB statement on Biden inauguration ‘ill-timed’The Archbishop of Washington thought the U.S. bishops’ statement for President Biden’s inauguration “ill-timed,” according to NBC’s “Today” co-host Al Roker on Monday. At the end of an interview segment with Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. that aired Monday morning on NBC’s “Today,” Roker noted “areas of disagreement” between the Catholic Church and the new Biden administration, including on the issue of abortion.Roker cited the Jan. 20 statement of the U.S. bishops’ conference (USCCB) on Biden’s inauguration, which had warned that some of Biden’s proposed policies would “advance moral evils.”...

‘We need sacramentality,’ Cardinal Gregory tells members of consecrated lifeWASHINGTON, D.C. — 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.The biggest challenge of this past year, he said, has been “not being able to be with the people of God.”“We need sacramentality,” he told more than 50 members of consecrated life gathered online for an Advent Day of Reflection Dec. 19.He also asked the women and men religious to pray for the “increase of knowledge and acceptance...

[Barf Alert] Archbishop Gregory celebrating Sept. 9 Mass for day of fasting and prayer to end sin of racism Archbishop Wilton Gregory, shown celebrating an Aug. 28, 2020 Mass of Peace and Justice at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, will celebrate a Sept. 9 Mass at St. Peter Claver Church in St. Inigoes, Maryland, as part of a day of prayer and fasting called by U.S. Catholic bishops to end the sin of racism. (CS photo/Andrew Biraj) Archbishop Wilton Gregory will celebrate a Sept. 9 Mass at noon at St. Peter Claver Church in St. Inigoes, Maryland. The Mass –...

[Barf alert] Text of Archbishop Gregory's homily at Mass for Peace and Justice (This is the text of Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory's homily at the Aug. 28, 2020 Mass of Peace and Justice held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle to mark the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington.)Washington, D.C., has held many large-scale events before. Some were associated with political occasions. Some celebrated triumphant military accomplishments. Some were held in opposition to a certain issue even as others were held in support of that very same issue. Washington is a city accustomed to parades, marches, and...

[Barf Alert] Archbishop addresses Notre Dame community on ‘moral imperative’ of anti-racism Archbishop addresses Notre Dame community on ‘moral imperative’ of anti-racism | Monday, August 24, 2020 Archbishop Wilton Gregory, of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., addressed the Notre Dame community virtually Aug. 21 in the inaugural lecture of this fall’s “Building an Anti-Racist Vocabulary” series, hosted by the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights.In his lecture, “Anti-Racism as a Moral Imperative,” Gregory spoke to the 110 students enrolled in the course, as well as other students, faculty and alumni who tuned in. Klau Center associate director Dory Mitros...

DC archbishop claims birth is ‘first moment’ of person’s human dignity in interview on racism Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory Lianne Laurence contributed to this report. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington, D.C. made the claim, contrary to Christian teaching, that a person’s “human dignity” begins at birth. He said this to Associated Press in comments linking racial justice to pro-life advocacy. “Birth is only the first moment of a person’s human dignity, which is never lost throughout the journey of life,” Gregory stated in an email, according to the Associated Press. The...