San Diego’s first-ever cardinal will soon lead Washington, D.C., diocese as Trump takes office
Pope Francis is moving the head of San Diego’s Roman Catholic Diocese to Washington, D.C., placing a prominent ally, as well ...
Pope Francis names San Diego’s Cardinal Walter McElroy archbishop of Washington
Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...
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POPE APPOINTS SAN DIEGO’S CARDIAL MCELROY AS ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON D.C.
McElroy was appointed by Pope Francis to serve as Bishop in San Diego in 2015 and in 2022 was elevated to Cardinal. He ...
Vatican names liberal San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as new D.C. leader
McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will lead an archdiocese still bruised by a ...
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Updated: Pope Francis names San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, was named by Pope Francis on Jan. 6, 2025 as the ...
San Diego Cardinal McElroy to Become Washington, D.C., Archbishop in March
Robert McElroy, 70, is expected to be named to the high-profile Roman Catholic post in the nation's capital, according to the ...
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Low enrollment, lack of funding puts Catholic school in danger of closing
That’s after the Catholic Diocese of San Diego said it can no longer cover the school’s budget deficit. “When we received a letter on Oct. 18 from the diocese that the school was closing ...
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Man arrested for pouring whiskey into holy water in Maryland church
A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly engaging in “disorderly conduct” at two churches in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, ...
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Area Catholic institutions issue statements welcoming Cardinal McElroy as Washington’s new archbishop and thanking Cardinal Gregory
San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington, succeeding Cardinal Wilton Gregory in that role, ...
New D.C. Catholic archbishop is pro-LGBTQ+ and anti-Trump
Robert McElroy has made many statements supporting LGBTQ+ people and criticizing Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies.