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Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Apr 4, 2025 / 15:47 pm Theodore McCarrick, the disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of Washington who spent decades moving in the highest circles in the Church and was later found guilty in a Vatican investigation of sexually abusing minors and adults, died April 3 at …
Mass deportations ‘incompatible with Catholic doctrine,’ Cardinal McElroy says in DC debut
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Jan 7, 2025 / 06:00 am Cardinal Robert McElroy, the new archbishop of Washington, D.C., says he wishes success for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration but that he’ll be watching closely to see how Trump deals with immigrants who are in the country without legal …
Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead Washington, D.C., Archdiocese
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 / 06:08 am Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday. The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates in moral theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and in political science from …
Synod on Synodality: Read the final list of delegates
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Sep 22, 2023 / 13:42 pm The Vatican on Sept. 21 released the final list of names of those participating in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October, including laypeople who will be full voting delegates at a Catholic Church synod for the first time. …
U.S. bishops approve plan for guidance to health care institutions on transgender issues
By Lauretta Brown Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 16, 2023 / 16:05 pm The U.S. bishops voted Friday to move forward with a significant revision to their document offering guidance to Catholic health care institutions on the issue of transgender surgeries and hormone treatments, and their incompatibility with the Church’s teaching on sex and …
What message is Pope Francis sending with his choice of new cardinals?
by Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, May 30, 2022 / 05:15 am The consistory for the creation of cardinals on Aug. 27 is a ceremony that seems to mark the end of a pontificate — though that end might be long in coming. After praying the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope …
What to know about Bishop Robert McElroy, who will soon be a cardinal
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., May 29, 2022 / 07:20 am Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals in August, one of whom is the bishop of San Diego, California. Who is Bishop Robert McElroy? Here are some fast facts: A San Francisco native, McElroy has led …
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including US Bishop McElroy
by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 29, 2022 / 05:46 am Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including San Diego Bishop Robert Walter McElroy, at a consistory on Aug. 27. The 85-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after …
