On Dec. 20, Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, ...

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

For the first time ever, Pope Francis named a woman to lead a major office at the Vatican Monday, Jan. 6 bringing change to hierarchy.

Pope Francis appointed vocal Trump critic Cardinal Robert McElroy as the next archbishop of Washington, D.C. What does it signal about the Pope and the Vatican plan to navigate a second Trump ...

North Korea said Tuesday it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, claiming the ...

Jan. 6 is the date required by law. But the legacy of Jan. 6, 2021, hangs over Monday's proceedings as the Republican who ...

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump term ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Francis’ liberal pick for Washington, D.C. archbishop is at odds with Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Vatican, Brian ...

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy has supported migrants and said the church should be more inclusive to women and LGBT people.