Pictured above are the nine men Called to Holy Orders by Cardinal Robert McElroy for the 2025 ordination class of permanent ...

Washington’s new archbishop is progressive, outspoken — and ready to stand up. Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Catholic Church’s new man in Washington, is uniquely suited to the role.

Cardinal McElroy, the former bishop of San Diego, was named by Pope Francis on Jan. 6 to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who served as the archbishop of Washington from 2019 until ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Washington’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert McElroy, encouraged Catholics at his installation Mass on Tuesday (March 11) to have hope and show mercy in a service that ...

Only 2 1/2 years after being named a cardinal, a top San Diego spiritual leader is headed to Washington, D.C., as archbishop, the Vatican announced early Monday.

PIX Now afternoon edition 1-6-2025 11:44. Pope Francis has named like-minded San Francisco native Cardinal Robert McElroy as the archbishop of Washington, D.C., tapping one of his most progressive ...

The newly appointed Catholic Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, has been one of President Trump’s harshest critics. On Feb. 9, 2025, ...

Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy in the opening procession of his installation Mass March 11 at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (NCR photo/James V. Grimaldi) ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, right, the retiring archbishop of Washington, dispenses ashes to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, during Ash Wednesday Mass March 5, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew ...

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington, D.C. McElroy has been a harsh critic of Donald Trump's immigration policies.

W ASHINGTON (RNS) — Washington’s new archbishop, Cardinal Robert McElroy, encouraged Catholics at his installation Mass on ...