Newly appointed bishop of San Diego Michael Pham invited priests to commemorate 'World Refugee Day' by attending federal court hearings with migrants facing deportation.
Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Michael Pham, who was appointed an auxiliary bishop of San Diego by Pope Francis in 2023, to head the diocese and succeed heterodox Cardinal Robert McElroy.
How can the Catholic Church convince people that it takes sexual abuse seriously? It certainly can’t count on the Catholic media to expose what needs to be exposed.
Rachel Mastrogiacomo said Pope Francis ‘spat right in my face’ by promoting Cardinal Robert McElroy to the Archdiocese of Washington three months after she sent him a letter detailing McElroy’s protection of a now-laicized ex-priest who subjected her to satanic abuse.
Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, known for his aggressive pro-LGBT advocacy, to lead Washington’s archdiocese as Cardinal Wilton Gregory retires.
The Diocese of San Diego, led by heterodox Cardinal Robert McElroy, has banned homeschooling groups from using any diocesan parish properties. A diocesan memo states that such groups 'can undermine the stability of nearby Catholic schools.'
Catholic Mutual Group accused the diocese led by dissident Cardinal Robert McElroy of knowing that numerous members of its clergy 'had proclivities toward sexual abuse of children such that coverage is precluded.'