Pope Francis Names America's First Black Cardinal
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.
Updated at 2:24 p.m. ET
Catholics in the United States will get their first African-American cardinal next month. In a surprise announcement Sunday from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis named Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., among 13 new cardinals.
Gregory will be elevated to the position in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 28.
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