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What would you give the pope for a gift? President Obama has something picked out, according to the Catholic Review of Baltimore: During President Barack Obama’s July 10 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, he will present the pope with a stole that was placed on the remains of St. John Neumann. “It’s a delight that…

With President Obama and Pope Benedict about to have their first face-to-face meeting tomorrow, commentators are weighing in on What It Will Mean. Here’s the WaPo’s (Catholic columnist) E.J. Dionne: Whether he is the beneficiary of providence or merely good luck, Obama will have his audience with Benedict just three days after the release of…

As if the warm words he’s getting from the Vatican newspaper weren’t enough, President Obama now has a prominent cardinal and former papal theologian in his corner. John Allen has details: In the run-up to President Barack Obama’s much-anticipated July 10 meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, an influential cardinal and Vatican adviser has praised Obama’s…

The Pres met the press today. Barack Obama sat down with several members of the Catholic media — Your Humble Blogger, I should note, was inexplicably not on the guest list — in advance of next week’s trip to Italy, where he’ll meet the pontiff. The National Catholic Register is a complete write up. Fr.…
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