Cardinal McElroy of Washington, D.C., diagnosed with cancer, but prognosis ‘good’

Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali in Rome on April 23, 2023, when he took possession of his titular church as a cardinal. / Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 5, 2025 / 11:11 am (CNA). Cardinal Robert McElroy, the 71-year-old archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been diagnosed with cancer but has a good prognosis for recovery, according to an archdiocesan announcement on Wednesday morning, Nov. 5. According to the statement, McElroy’s cancer will…