Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, shared this message, via The Catholic Standard, on Dec. 5, 2025:
This week I received word from my doctor that my pathology report had come back, and it stated that the surgery had removed all of the cancerous tissue in my body. I am cancer free and will not have to undergo any further treatments.
I give thanks to God who has sustained me through this journey. And I give thanks to all of you who have prayed to God for my healing. I believe those prayers were what led to this wonderful outcome.
May the Lord bless you deeply during this joyous season of Advent.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington issued the following statement on Nov. 5, 2025:
The Archdiocese of Washington announced today that Cardinal Robert McElroy has been diagnosed with cancer, which will be surgically removed on Nov. 13, 2025. The precise diagnosis is that Cardinal McElroy has well-differentiated liposarcoma, which is a non-aggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize. For these reasons, the Cardinal’s doctors are in consensus that his prognosis is very good.
Last night (Nov. 4) Cardinal McElroy spoke with the priests of the Archdiocese about this diagnosis during their annual convocation and said to them that “I am at peace with this challenge and hope and believe that in God’s grace I will be Archbishop of Washington for many years to come. I ask your prayers and support in these days and plan to resume full duties two weeks after the surgery.”
Cardinal McElroy is 71 years old and was appointed Archbishop of Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2025, and installed on March 11, 2025. Robert Walter McElroy (born February 5, 1954) was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Francis in 2022. He previously served as the Bishop of San Diego from 2015 to 2025.
Sources https://adw.org/news/cardinal-robert-mcelroy-health-diagnosis/
https://www.cathstan.org/local/update-on-cardinal-mcelroys-health
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