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It was 20 years ago, on May 27, 2002, that I was given the profound privilege of receiving the sacrament of holy orders and began my life as a priest of the Diocese of Sacramento, California.

McElroy, 68, is the only American among the 21 clerics being installed as cardinals by Francis in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica.

McElroy has been among the few American bishops who question why the conference insists on identifying abortion as its “preeminent” priority. Echoing the pontiff, he has questioned why greater prominence is not given to issues such as poverty, immigration and climate change.

When San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy receives his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on...

When San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy receives his prestigious red hat at the Vatican on Saturday, he will bring to the College of Cardinals a fervent loyalty to Pope Francis that has often put him at odds with the conservative majority in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. McElroy, 68, is t

This Saturday, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy will join 20 other Catholic clerics in being elevated to the position of cardinal

This Saturday, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy will join 20 other Catholic clerics in being elevated to the position of cardinal

Pope Francis named Bishop Robert McElroy as a cardinal over the higher-ranking archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, who recently said he will no longer allow U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights.

Pope Francis announced Sunday that San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy would be one of 21 new cardinals. McElroy was the only one selected from the United States.

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, one of Pope Francis ideological allies who has often sparred with more conservative U.S. bishops, was named by the pope on Sunday as one of 21 new cardinals.