Cardinal Robert McElroy installed

Cardinal Robert McElroy Installed as Archbishop of Washington, Advocates for Unity and Compassion
Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed as the Archbishop of Washington, focusing on unity and facing local challenges.
Cardinal McElroy stresses hope, mercy, human dignity as new Washington archbishop
Cardinal Robert McElroy emphasized the importance of Christian hope, mercy and respecting human dignity in a homily in the nation’s capital during his solemn installation Mass in which he assumed the role as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington.
Photo Gallery: Cardinal Robert W. McElroy's installation Mass as eighth archbishop of Washington
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop emeritus of Washington, delivers opening remarks at the Installation Mass of Cardinal Robert McElroy on March 11, 2025 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
At Washington installation, Cardinal McElroy calls for hope, mercy and human dignity
Mercy and compassion must be our first impulse when confronted with sin and human failure,' said the cardinal, who will fill the seat vacated by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who retired at the beginning of this year.
Cardinal McElroy installed as eighth archbishop of Washington
Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed March 11 as the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, during a nearly two-hour liturgy in which he encouraged the faithful of his new archdiocese to be "pilgrims of hope in a wounded world."
Text of Cardinal Wilton Gregory’s remarks at installation of Cardinal Robert McElroy
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop emeritus of Washington, delivers opening remarks at the Installation Mass of Cardinal Robert McElroy on March 11, 2025 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Full Text: Cardinal McElroy’s Installation Mass Homily — ‘Pilgrims of Hope in a Wounded World’
In the light of the Resurrection, we as a local Church must unswervingly understand our vocation as disciples of hope …’
Cardinal McElroy sworn in as eighth archbishop of Washington, DC
Cardinal Robert McElroy, Bishop of San Diego since 2015, was sworn in as the eighth archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. Tuesday.
New archbishop of Archdiocese of Washington installed
Thousands gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast, D.C. Tuesday to watch the installation of the new archbishop.
Cardinal Robert McElroy installed as archbishop of Washington, pushes for unity
Cardinal Robert McElroy, the former bishop of San Diego, was installed as the new archbishop of Washington Tuesday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Thousands of people — including local and federal officials,
Pro-immigrant archbishop takes over D.C. church amid Trump crackdown
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