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Pope Francis appoints Wilton Gregory, an outspoken civil rights advocate, as first black American cardinal Cardinal Wilton Gregory made headlines when he blasted President Donald Trump for his photo opportunity in front of a Washington DC church during the pandemic. Source: AP Archbishop Wilton Gregory has been appointed the first African-American Roman Catholic cardinal. Wilton Gregory, the first black American to be named as cardinal and known as a refined diplomat, made headlines when he blasted President Donald Trump’s photo opportunity hoisting a Bible at a Washington church after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators in June. Archbishop Gregory, who was among 13 new cardinals named by Pope Francis on Sunday, was installed as the first Black archbishop of Washington, DC in 2019. He turns 73 just days after the naming ceremony for new cardinals next month. Pope Francis on Sunday said Archbishop Gregory was picked with others from Rwanda, the Philippines and elsewhere to wear