As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, several US bishops will travel to ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, describing the rounding up and deportation of immigrants as “inhumane” ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, who has led nearly 1.4 million Catholics as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego for the past decade, is preparing to take on a new role, Archbishop in Washington D.C.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop Paul Etienne, and Archbishop John C. Wester will be part of the ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, who was named in January as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. by Pope Francis, speaks during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in San Diego.

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego speaks with young members of the parish of St. Frumentius, his titular church in Rome, before formally taking possession of the church and celebrating Mass ...

Cardinal McElroy will take over his new role in March, just two months after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. McElroy is one of Pope Francis' most progressively like-minded allies.

But the man slated to become the newest and youngest American cardinal on Aug. 27—Bishop Robert McElroy, 68, of San Diego— stands out for how closely aligned he is to the Pope’s pastoral ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego gives the homily as he celebrates a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Patrick's Church in Rome in this Aug. 28, 2022, file photo.

New Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego greets people after celebrating a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Patrick's Church, official home of the U.S. Catholic community in Rome, Aug. 28, 2022.

Robert W. McElroy became the first cardinal of San Diego Saturday, receiving his scarlet skullcap, ring and silk hat as he knelt before Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.