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Pope blasts Texas AG Paxton's suit to shut down migrant-aiding Catholic charity

Pope Francis called Ken Paxton's attempt to close El Paso-based Annunciation House 'madness.'

By Michael Karlis

In a rare TV interview, Pope Francis lambasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to shut down an El Paso-based Catholic charity that assists migrants, even calling the state's legal action "madness." Francis' comments came during Sunday's episode of CBS's 60 Minutes. During that interview, taped in April interview at the Vatican, journalist Norah O'Donnell asked the pontiff what his thoughts were on Texas' bid to shut down Annunciation House, the El Paso-based nonprofit...

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