Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

By choosing Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, the pope is sending a message to the incoming president promising mass deportations.

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, has been appointed by Pope Francis to become the new Archbishop of Washington, D.C., it was announced Monday.

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic ...

Robert McElroy, 70, will be installed in the high-profile Roman Catholic post in the nation’s capital — news first posted Sunday night by the National Catholic Reporter. McElroy in March will succeed retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory at the Washington Archdiocese.

Attorneys representing alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Tuesday criticized Pope Francis' appointment of Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego,

Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, aligning the U.S. capital's archdiocese with one of his most progressive allies. The appointment ...

Pope Francis is moving the head of San Diego’s Roman Catholic Diocese to Washington, D.C., placing a prominent ally, as well as a supporter of migrant and LGBTQ communities, in the nation’s capital as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to launch mass deportations and a rollback of transgender rights.

Francis’ liberal pick for Washington, D.C. archbishop is at odds with Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Vatican, Brian Burch, a vocal Francis critic.

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.