Honduran Cardinal Condemns U.S.-Iran Conflict
Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga said Sunday that he condemns the conflict between the United States and Iran and urged leaders to “learn the lifestyle of Jesus.”
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga
Pope Francis’s Counselor Laments ‘Bloody Humiliation’ of Migrants
Honduran Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga lamented Tuesday that his countrymen face “bloody humiliation” as migrants and that many die attempting to reach happiness.
Mexico City Cardinal Says Migrant Caravan Looking for a Scene at U.S. Border
Mexico City Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes said he was confused by the migrant caravan heading north from Honduras, since it appears they do not want to enter the United States but just to make a scene at the border.
American Nuns Say U.S. Policy Caused Honduran Migrant Caravan
A group of American Catholic sisters issued a statement Tuesday telling Honduran migrants marching toward the U.S. border they are “welcome here” while blaming U.S. policy for creating the migrant crisis.
Honduran Bishops Decry ‘Human Tragedy’ of Migrant Caravan
The Bishops of Honduras released a statement this week saying they had been “deaf” and “blind” to the needs of their people and calling on the Honduran government to address the “human tragedy” of the migrant caravan.
‘Vice Pope’ Says Cardinal McCarrick’s Homosexual Abuse Was a ‘Private Matter’
Papal adviser Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga said last week that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s serial sex abuse and the way the pope handled it is a “private matter” that should not be treated as a sensational story.
Catholic Editor: Sex Abuse Scandal Could ‘Split’ the Church Like Another Reformation
Philip Lawler, editor of Catholic World News, believes the sexual abuse scandal currently engulfing Pope Francis could create divisions “so great that the Church will split” and lead to “the equivalent of the Reformation.”
Cardinal Deflects Attention from Scandals by Stressing Immigration
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga attacked “unjust immigration policies” in his homily Sunday, deflecting attention from his scandal-plagued archdiocese and alleged financial misconduct.