The first non-European Pope in a thousand years, the first-ever Pope from South America, the first Jesuit Pope, and the first Pope to adopt the name Francis, he has generated remarkable interest, perhaps most notably exemplified by Time Magazine designating him …

1 day ago · SAN DIEGO — After almost a decade as the Diocese of San Diego’s shepherd, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has been appointed to lead a new flock. It was announced Jan. 6 that Pope Francis was sending Cardinal McElroy to the nation’s capital as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. He succeeds Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, who is retiring ...

Pope Francis on Jan. 6, 2025 named Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, as the new archbishop of Washington. As the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal McElroy succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who has served in that role since 2019.

McElroy of San Diego will succeed retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who has led the Washington Archdiocese since 2019, where he became the city's first African American archbishop. In...

On March 13, 2013, he was elected at the age of 76 to succeed Pope Benedict XVI and took the name of Francis. Early in his pontificate, Pope Francis named an international panel of cardinals — including Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston — as an advisory panel for church governance.

Jan 6, 2025 · Pope Francis on Monday tapped Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to become the archbishop of Washington, D.C., selecting one of his most progressive allies to head the Catholic Church in...

3 days ago · Pope Francis elevated the Bishop of San Diego to the College of Cardinals in May of 2022. On March 11, 2025, he will be installed as the Archbishop of Washington.

Jan 6, 2025 · In 2015, Pope Francis tapped McElroy to lead the San Diego diocese. He was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis in an August 2022 consistory, after undergoing a successful coronary ...

Jan 6, 2025 · 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.

Jan 6, 2025 · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S ...