Cardinal Robert W. McElroy knocks on the door of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle before a March 16, 2025 Mass there, symbolizing his arrival to take possession of his cathedral church and to be welcomed there as the new archbishop of Washington. Cardinal McElroy was installed as the archbishop of Washington five days earlier at a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the new archbishop of Washington, sprinkles holy water inside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle after arriving to celebrate a Mass there on March 16, 2025. At left is Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the cathedral’s rector. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
The opening procession for Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s Mass on March 16, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle included, from right to left, Washington Auxiliary Bishops Evelio Menjivar, Juan Esposito and Roy Campbell Jr., followed by the cardinal. Behind Cardinal McElroy is Father Kevin Regan, his priest secretary, and at left in the background is Deacon Robert Vince. Cardinal McElroy, the new archbishop of Washington, was welcomed to his cathedral church at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the new archbishop of Washington, gives his homily during a Mass on March 16, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy greets people after celebrating a Mass on March 16, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
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