ATLANTA (GA)
FOX 5 Atlanta
April 9, 2019
By Russ Spencer
The leader of Atlanta’s 1.2 million Catholics is heading to the nation’s capital. Pope Francis chose Archbishop Wilton Gregory for the high profile position at a time of crisis in the church there.
Archbishop Gregory sat down with FOX 5 Senior Anchor Russ Spencer Tuesday afternoon to discuss the challenges ahead.
The archbishop was very open about how surprised he was to get the call to Washington. The Chicago native said he fully expected to retire someday as the Archbishop of Atlanta, a place he said he’s come to consider home.
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