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Archbishop of Washington Wilton D. Gregory delivers his homily at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on May 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Pope Francis named Gregory as a future cardinal this week.

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Archbishop Wilton Gregory Says 'Carry On' Work For Racial And Societal Justice

6:53pm October 30, 2020

by Audie Cornish

Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who will be the first Black American Catholic cardinal, talks about the historic nature of his position, the political issues that inform his work in the church and more.

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Tensions Rise In France As The Country Faces Another Act Of Violence

3:53pm October 29, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

On Thursday, a man killed three people with a knife in a Catholic church in Nice. A second man, who was threatening passersby with a gun, was shot dead by police in the town of Avignon.

Two priests are going on trial in the Vatican court — one accused of sexually abusing an altar boy and the other charged with aiding and abetting the alleged abuse, which allegedly took place at the St. Pius X youth seminary. The seminary's residents ar

Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial

5:53pm October 26, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

A 28-year-old priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period in a Vatican City youth seminary. Another priest, the former rector, is charged with covering up the abuse.

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Trial Of A Priest Charged With Sexually Abusing An Altar Boy To Resume In Vatican

4:08pm October 26, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Proceedings in a criminal trial of a priest charged with sexually abusing a minor and a second priest accused of covering it up are scheduled to resume Tuesday in the Vatican.

A person participates in a rally Sunday for President Trump on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Trump supporters and protesters clashed in Times Square, prompting nearly a dozen arrests.

11 Arrested In Clashes After Pro-Trump Convoy Passes Through NYC's Times Square

2:35pm October 26, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Skirmishes broke out after some counterdemonstrators yanked flags off vehicles – and some drivers and passengers got out of their cars.

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U.S. Catholics Will Get Their 1st Black Cardinal In November

7:15am October 26, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis named Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the first African American cardinal. Gregory, along with 12 others, will be elevated to the position in a ceremony at the Vatican next month.

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President Trump has paid far more attention to Catholics this year than he did in 2016.

For Trump, Conservative Catholics Are The New Evangelicals

7:15am October 26, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

The president's campaign now realizes it was not white evangelicals who got Trump elected in 2016 but conservative Catholics.

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In this 2019 file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory poses for a portrait following mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named Gregory among 13 new cardinals.

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Pope Francis Names America's First Black Cardinal

11:10pm October 25, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders who will be elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican next month.

California Pastor Wants To Take Case Against COVID-19 Restrictions To Supreme Court

7:52am October 25, 2020

by Aaron Bolton

A pastor from California is touring the country to urge evangelical congregations to defy state and local COVID-19 public health rules. He hopes to force a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Openly Gay Catholic Priest Discusses Pope Francis' Appeal For LGBTQ Protections

7:29am October 23, 2020

Rachel Martin speaks with Fr. Bryan Massingale, priest and professor at Fordham University, about Pope Francis' statements regarding the rights of LGBTQ people to civil unions.

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