The unusual decision to has sparked discussion about the intersection of traditional Church hierarchy and Pope Francis’ ...

In opening remarks as archbishop-elect of Washington, Cardinal Robert McElroy said he prays for the success of ...

McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will lead an archdiocese still bruised by a ...

Pope Francis has appointed San Diego’s Cardinal Robert W. McElroy—seen in Rome as one of the intellectual heavyweights in the ...

The office is one of the most important in the Vatican, overseeing all religious orders under the Catholic church.

Pope Francis had a message for nuns, convey joy while refraining from gossip, he said as he addressed a gathering of nuns ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, who has expressed criticism of Trump’s policies, said he prayed the new administration would make ...

Sister Simona Brambilla will head the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, currently Bishop of San Diego, as the eighth Archbishop of Washington today, 6 January 2025. McElroy, 70, succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory, ...

The pope’s move put a vocal supporter of migrants at the top post in Washington just weeks before Trump is sworn in for a second term.

On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...