Cardinal Robert McElroy, aged 71, has been diagnosed with a non-aggressive cancer and is expected to make a full recovery, the Archdiocese of Washington DC announced on Wednesday morning.
According to the statement, the Archbishop of the US capital will undergo surgery on 13 November, and “his doctors are in consensus that his prognosis is very good.” The statement explained that the precise diagnosis is “well-differentiated liposarcoma, which is a non-aggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize.”
