By Dr. Valerie D. Lewis-Mosley / JerseyCatholic

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. was filled to overflow both on July 21 and again on July 22. The gathering of the National Black Catholic Congress XIII (NBCC) on July 21 and the African National Eucharistic Congress IV (ANEC) on July 22 participated in Liturgy that was celebrated by the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Wilton Gregory.