By Nicole Olea | Catholic Standard

On Feb. 27, the Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center in the LeDroit Park neighborhood near Howard University celebrated the dedication of its new chapel, marking a milestone for the Catholic community at the campus. Cardinal Wilton Gregory, apostolic administrator of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop emeritus of Washington, served as the principal concelebrant.

Also concelebrating the Mass were Msgr. Eddie Tolentino, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Silver Spring and a Howard University alumnus; Msgr. James Watkins, pastor of St. Ann Parish in Washington, D.C.; and Father Patrick Smith, pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Washington, D.C.