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Cardinal Gregory has long history promoting Dr. King’s dreamsCardinal Wilton Gregory gives the homily during the annual Mass sponsored by The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which was held Jan. 13, 2024 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard file photo by Mihoko Owada)Then-Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s appointment as the seventh archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington was announced on April 4, 2019, which also happened to be the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Speaking to the...

Social issues a priority for cardinal-to-be Wilton Gregory In thisJune 2, 2019, file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, left, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named 13 new cardinals, including Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap. In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St. Peter’s Square, on Oct. 25, Francis said the churchmen would be elevated to a cardinal’s rank in a ceremony on Nov. 28. Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, soon to become the Roman Catholic...