From Convert to Cardinal: The Journey of
ABOVE: On May 21, 2019, then-Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was installed as the head of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Here he smiles during the procession after his Mass of Installation. Eighteen months later, he was named a cardinal by Pope Francis. He says that his service to the people of Washington, DC, “brings joy to my heart.” OPPOSITE PAGE: The motto on Cardinal Gregory’s coat of arms, “We are the Lord’s,” comes from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans, 14:8.
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Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory
