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But he has a clear idea who is: Bishop Robert Hermann, administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, says that the election of President Barack Obama would not have occurred without the support of lax Catholics. “If at this stage our anger is directed at President Obama, our anger is misdirected,” Bishop Hermann writes. “Obama…

As many expected, President Obama has struck down a rule prohibiting U.S. funding for overseas clinics that provide abortions. Some observers predicted it would be his first act in office. It wasn’t. It wasn’t even his second or third. (And, unlike Bill Clinton, who authorized the same rule reversal in 1993, Obama didn’t do it…

With a new president now working in The Oval, commentators have started looking at how he will get along with the Vatican — and vice versa. From CNS: The Vatican has struck a positive tone as it opens relations with the administration of President Barack Obama, emphasizing hopes for cooperation on issues of peace and…

A reader sent this my way: the surprising, largely untold story of a special guest at the Obama inaugural: Among the millions who braved the cold to watch as President Barack Obama made history by becoming this nation’s first African-American president, was a Catholic deacon who made history himself some 60 years ago. Deacon Walt…
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