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

Pope Francis is moving the head of San Diego’s Roman Catholic Diocese to Washington, D.C., placing a prominent ally, as well ...

Francis' prayer for the 47th president followed a Sunday interview with Italian media in which he called Trump's proposed ...

Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, has been appointed by Pope Francis to become the new Archbishop of ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego is known for his progressive views on LGBTQ+ issues and social inequality.

Pope Francis criticized President-elect Donald Trump's intention to conduct mass deportations during his second administration, saying that it would be a "disgrace" as it "makes the poor wretches who ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since ...

Pope Francis appoints Cardinal McElroy as Archbishop of Washington, signifying ideological progression in the Church.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm ...