Posts Tagged ‘Rodriguez’

Chair of Pope’s Council of eight to visit New Zealand next week

Friday, October 4th, 2013

Cardinal Oscar Rodrigues Maradiaga, the archbishop of Tegucigalpa in Honduras,  who is the Chair of the group of eight advisors, is to visit New Zealand next week shortly after their first landmark meeting concludes on Thursday, (Rome Time). The eight Cardinals, appointed by Pope Francis, who come from around the world will be looking to reshape the current Read more

Cardinal pushing for urgent climate change deal

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Caritas Internationalis President Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga wants governments to deal urgently with climate change. Rodriguez wants a deal on climate change that puts poor communities in developing countries first and provides for a sustainable future. “Our climate is changing. This year we saw floods in Central America, South and South East Asia and drought across Read more