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

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. He is tapping one of his ...

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 was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The Vatican on Monday assigned a California bishop to lead the Archdiocese of Washington as a new face to help guide D.C.'s over half-million Catholics as the region, and the ...

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.

Outspokenly progressive, Cardinal McElroy is now poised to take over the ecclesiastical territory of the nation’s capital ...

In a highly significant decision for the American church, Pope Francis has appointed San Diego’s Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, ...