Former San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy held his first mass as a cardinal after Pope Francis elevated him to the position on Saturday, Aug. 27.

Robert W. McElroy became the first cardinal of San Diego Saturday, receiving his scarlet skullcap, ring and silk hat as he knelt before Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. McElroy, 68 ...

Newly created Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, Bishop of San Diego, CA, attends a reception for relatives and friends in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Cardinal McElroy has spent 10 years in San Diego and leaves Sunday for the nation’s capital to replace Cardinal Wilton Gregory. “It has become for me a home, so I will it miss every much ...

San Diego's Catholic Bishop Robert McElroy will be installed as a Cardinal by Pope Francis during a late-August ceremony in Rome. Hear more from him.

(RNS) — San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy said he was stunned and shocked when he received a 3 a.m. call Sunday (May 29), notifying him that he had been named by Pope Francis as one of 21 new ...

10News reporter Marie Coronel had the chance to interview McElroy 1-on-1. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Cardinal Robert McElroy held his final press conference as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese ...

San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy said Thursday that he has no plans to meet President Donald Trump when, in two weeks, he becomes archbishop of the Washington diocese. “I don’t think in the ...

70-year-old Cardinal McElroy has been a vocal critic of President-elect Donald Trump during his time in San Diego. To stream CBS 8 on your phone, you need the CBS 8 app. Download the CBS 8 app ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, ... Cardinal Robert McElroy leaving San Diego by: Juliette Vara. Posted: Feb 28, 2025 / 06:33 AM PST.