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” ...

Pope Francis talks with San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy after presenting the red biretta to him during a consistory for the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego gives the homily during Mass in the Church of St. Frumentius, his titular church in Rome, April 23, 2023.

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 speaks at the event titled "New and Old Wars, New and Old Challenges to Peace," as part of the Notre Dame Forum on March 1 at the University of Notre Dame in ...

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 accepts offertory gifts from his sister, Kathy Schreiner, and brother, Walter McElroy, as he celebrates a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Patrick's Church ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego speaks Nov. 10 to the Religious Formation Conference's 2023 Congress in Chicago, on how women and men religious can help transform the Catholic Church into a ...

Contrary to recent remarks by some U.S. Catholic leaders, Cardinal-designate Robert McElroy of San Diego believes Pope Francis has a "deep" understanding of the church in the United States.

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego is seen on the campus of the University of San Diego after Mass at The Immaculata Catholic Church in this Sept. 8, 2022, file photo.

Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego greets parishioners at St. James Church in Solana Beach, Calif., April 17, 2021, after celebrating a bilingual Mass for Earth Week, observed April 16-25 in ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy reflects on receiving the red hat from Pope Francis and discusses the points of consensus as well as disagreement at the first worldwide meeting of cardinals since 2014.