Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
He’s made history as first African American to be cardinal, archbishop...
WASHINGTON -- When Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory became the first African American cardinal in the history of the Catholic Church Nov. 28, 2020,...
Most decorated U.S. female Olympian in history swimmer Katie Ledecky visits...
BETHESDA, Md. -- For Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, one of the best things about winning Olympic medals is sharing them.
Now the most decorated...
Archdioceses around the U.S. welcome largest ordination classes — 16 new...
WASHINGTON -- The crowd filling the pews and aisles of the largest Catholic church in the United States witnessed the largest ordination class in...
Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly stresses urgency for evangelization from laity...
WASHINGTON -- Addressing the John Carroll Society at its April 13 annual awards dinner in Washington, Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly underscored something that...
St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill hosts ‘Come as You Are’...
WASHINGTON -- In the nation's capital -- where stress, anxiety and mental health challenges sometimes impact the lives and work of those in government...
Maryland parish’s living Nativity offers reminder ‘the Lord still comes’
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The Nativity -- the gift of Jesus to the world on Christmas -- was brought to life in a poignant...
Descendants of those enslaved and sold by Jesuit priests reconnect with...
ST. INIGOES, Md. -- In 1838, Jesuit priests sold 272 enslaved men, women and children, most of whom were forced to leave the religious...
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory blesses Howard University’s new Sister Thea Bowman...
WASHINGTON -- On a day when history was made 60 years earlier with the March on Washington, Father Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory reflects on pivotal Civil Rights Movement moment with...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley...
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory pays tribute to visionaries at opening Mass...
WASHINGTON -- Celebrating the opening Mass for the National Black Catholic Congress meeting July 21, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory emphasized visionaries' important role in...