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[Catholic Caucus] Exclusive interview: Archbishop Aguer on the papal visit to Argentina and the legacy of Pope Francis n an exclusive interview with AdVaticanum, Archbishop Héctor Aguer discusses Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina, the legacy of Pope Francis, the state of the Church in his country and the place of tradition in its futureArchbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer is the Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires on 24 May 1943, he was ordained a priest in 1972 and served as Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires from 1992 to 1998 before being appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of La...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Zen urges Pope Leo to stop Synod, remove Cardinal Fernández Cdl. Zen slammed the Synod’s ‘hidden agendas,’ including on homosexuality and ‘women’s ordination,’ and called on Pope Leo to give Cdls. Mario Grech and Jean-Claude Hollerich a ‘long vacation.’Cardinal Joseph Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, in a blog post last week, reflecting on the fruits of the Second Vatican Council, called on Pope Leo XIV to put a stop to the Synod and condemned the initiative’s “hidden agendas” on LGBT ideology, female “ordination,” and clerical celibacy.In his blog post, translated into English on November 6, Cardinal...