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

Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S.

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

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

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

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

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

Pope Francis has selected a vocal critic of President-elect Donald Trump as the new archbishop of Washington, D.C. It is one of the most high-profile Catholic leadership positions in the U.S., and he ...

Pope Francis has condemned President-elect Donald Trump ’s calls for mass deportations in the U.S. The Catholic Church ’s ...

As bishop of San Diego, a diocese along the U.S.-Mexico border, McElroy frequently defended immigrants and criticized Trump's ...

The appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory as the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is a not-so-subtle message from Pope Francis: The Catholic Church is ...