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Catherine Buckler

Cardinal Gregory leads prayer service for enslaved African Americans buried in Sacred Heart Parish’s cemetery in Bowie

February 27, 2023
By Catherine Buckler
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory led a ceremony at Sacred Heart Parish in Bowie, which was titled a “Prayer Service to Bless a Portion of the Parish Cemetery for African-Americans Buried There,” and was attended by members of the parish and community, as well as descendants of the area’s enslaved.

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