Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retiring Archbishop of Washington, D.C., will join Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark ...

Wilton Gregory, the first African American cardinal, will be a guest at a Mass at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred ...

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He was elevated by the pope to the rank of cardinal in 2020, the first African American to hold that title. At age 77, Gregory is two years past the normal retirement age for Catholic bishops.

African Catholic bishops said the Vatican's declaration contradicted "the cultural ethos of African communities." Homosexuality remains illegal in many African countries. "The Church's doctrine on ...