With Donald Trump once again assuming power, McElroy and Trump are on a collision course when it comes to immigration, the ...

Cardinal McElroy, widely seen as a progressive and an ally of Pope Francis, was appointed by the Pope to the College of Cardinals in August 2022. He has served as shepherd of San Diego since 2015.

Robert McElroy, 70, is expected to be named to the high-profile Roman Catholic post in the nation's capital, according to the National Catholic Reporter, followed by other sources.

Pope Francis on Monday tapped Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to become the archbishop of Washington, D.C., selecting one of his most progressive allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S ...

Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy poses after after a consistory inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Aug. 27, 2022. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – In opening remarks as ...

Ahead of his permanent move to Washington, D.C., San Diego’s first-ever cardinal wanted thousands of people who attended ...

There will be at least two sets of clergy praying on this Inauguration Day for Donald Trump. One will be praying for Trump ...

On Jan. 6, the Vatican announced Cardinal Robert McElroy, 70, the current bishop of San Diego and a critic of Trump, would be ...

Two weeks before Donald Trump returns to the White House, Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego was introduced as the next archbishop of Washington, D.C. during a press conference Jan. 6 in a side ...

It’s also a topic which resonates personally with Francis. In his new autobiography, the Pope recalled how his paternal ...

People pray during Eucharistic Adoration that preceded the Youth Mass for Life on Jan. 24, 2025 at the Cathedral of St.

The American Catholic Church has long made caring for immigrants a hallmark of its ministry. It continues to do so. The Trump ...