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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory speaks during a news conference in the pastoral center at the Archdiocese of Washington April 4, 2019, after Pope Francis named him to head the archdiocese. He had headed the Atlanta Archdiocese since 2005. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

After unrest and anger, new Washington archbishop wants to rebuild trust

Rhina Guidos
April 5, 2019
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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, set to become the new head of the Archdiocese of Washington, promised to serve with truth, love and tenderness in a region where he acknowledged “unrest and anger,” after the downfall of former Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and the church’s current sex abuse scandal.

Robert Battista, a parishioner of St. Patrick in Havre de Grace, is an advocate for persecuted Christians in Pakistan. (Katie Sukeena/CR Staff)

Mission trip is faith-affirming for Havre de Grace parishioner

Katie Sukeena
April 5, 2019
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What began as a friendship on Facebook with a fellow Christian half a world away led to an eye-opening and faith-affirming mission trip to the Punjab region of Pakistan for one parishioner of St. Patrick in Havre de Grace.

A young woman leaves St. Mary's Cathedral after a Mass in Sydney Feb. 12, 2013. Australia's Catholic population fell by 2.7% between 2011 and 2016, but Catholics are more likely to have a higher education, according to an analysis of census data by the National Center for Pastoral Research. (CNS photo/Daniel Munoz, Reuters)

Australia sees drop in Catholic population of 2.7% between 2011-2016

Catholic News Service
April 4, 2019
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Australia’s Catholic population fell by 2.7% between 2011 and 2016, but Catholics are more likely to have a higher education, according to an analysis of census data by the National Center for Pastoral Research.

Matthias Schoenaerts stars in a scene from the movie "The Mustang." The Catholic News Service classification is A-lll -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Focus Features)

Movie Review: ‘The Mustang’

Kurt Jensen
April 4, 2019
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You might think of “The Mustang” (Focus) as an animal tale for grown-ups. Happily, the old classic formula of a man just needing the love of a good horse has lost none of its luster.

Archbishop Lori Welcomes Appointment of Archbishop Wilton Gregory as Archbishop of Washington, D.C.

Archdiocese of Baltimore
April 4, 2019
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For Immediate Release Thursday, April 4, 2019 “On behalf of the clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, I extend heartfelt best wishes and prayers to Archbishop Wilton Gregory on his appointment as the next Archbishop of Washington,” Archbishop William E. Lori said. “Our two local Churches enjoy a uniquely collegial history […]

Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory processes into concelebrate Mass during the Catholic convocation in Orlando, Fla., in this July 2, 2017, file photo. On April 4, 2019, Pope Francis named Archbishop Gregory to head the Archdiocese of Washington. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Locals welcome new Washington archbishop as much-needed ‘new face’

Rhina Guidos
April 4, 2019
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Sister Joanna Okereke, of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church for the USCCB, who has worked with Archbishop Gregory in various capacities over 12 years, said his professional experience, along with his warm style as someone “who extends pastoral outreach to people in the peripheries,” will serve him well in a region like Washington,

Deacon John “Jack” McKenna, back row, right, helped launch a youth basketball program at St. Clement I in Lansdowne. Its upper-grade team is shown in 1969, after a victory at the Sweet 16 tournament at Mount St. Joseph High School. His son, John Jr., is third from left in the back row. Tom Grace is third from right in the middle row. Grace’s brother, Mike, is far right in the front row. (Courtesy Madalen McKenna Kight)

St. Clement basketball reunion honors late deacon who never stopped giving to Lansdowne

Paul McMullen
April 3, 2019
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A basketball reunion for St. Clement I in Lansdowne will be held at a nearby gym, built by brothers who played for the late deacon who began the parish program in the mid-1960s.

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