A Gospel choir leads worship during a Juneteenth Mass celebrated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo on June 19 at St. Mary Cathedral Basilica in Galveston as part of the Region X Unity Explosion conference, a three-day gathering for Catholics of African Descent. (Photo by James Ramos/Herald)GALVESTON — As a Gospel choir raised their voices to the heavens, some 260-plus Catholics centered their eyes on the Eucharist during a Mass celebrated on Juneteenth at St. Mary Cathedral Basilica in Galveston. The Mass was part of the Region X Unity Explosion conference held in mid-June in the Bay Area primarily for Catholics of African Descent.
In his homily, Cardinal DiNardo lauded those gifts of the African American Catholic experience, calling them “very significant” and “marvelous” for the Church and its ministry, life of Sacraments and celebration.