Pope Puts Pro-Immigration Trump Rival In Charge of DC Archdiocese Ahead of Inauguration

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new Archbishop of Washington, D.C., a vocal advocate for immigrants and critic of Donald Trump, ahead of his inauguration. (Credit: Ashwin Vaswani/Unsplash.)

Two weeks before the inauguration, Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new Archbishop of Washington, D.C., a vocal advocate for immigrants and critic of Donald Trump.

McElroy, 70, has been a staunch ally of Pope Francis, championing the pope's agenda on issues such as migration, the environment and LGBTQ+ inclusion, CNN reported.