Obama to Discuss Health Care Today With Faith Groups
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:02 AM
Health-care reform supporters rally Aug. 17 in Phoenix. (CNS)
At 5 p.m. Eastern time today, President Barack Obama will participate in a BlogTalkRadio discussion about his health-care reform plans. The discussion is sponsored by faith-based groups who back reform.
The meeting is sponsored by “40 Days for Health Reform,” a group organized by more than 30 religious organizations to support Obama’s reform initiative. Three Catholic organizations are... READ MORE
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Lessons for Obama
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, July 13, 2009 9:15 AM
In a commentary posted at Politics Daily, Elizabeth Lev points out it was always a mistake to attach too much importance to last Friday’s meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama:
There is little to fear (or expect) from this meeting; it is merely an introductory step to allow each leader to get beyond the endless distortions of the press and size up one another. Benedict... READ MORE
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Vatican Radio: President Gives Abortion Commitment to Pope
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, July 10, 2009 12:25 PM
President Obama arrives at the Vatican. (CNS/Reuters)
Vatican spokesman Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi told Vatican Radio:
In addition, Father Lombardi said ... the U.S. president “reiterated his commitment to reducing the incidence of abortion.”
Father Lombardi’s comments are another indication that the Pope and the president spoke frankly about abortion during their discussion. Catholic Americans can only hope that Obama’s commitment will... READ MORE
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Benedict Focuses on Life Issues
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, July 10, 2009 12:06 PM
President Obama greets Benedict (CNS/Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI placed life issues front and center in his discussions with President Barack Obama, as the Vatican’s post-meeting communiqué made clear in this passage:
In the course of their cordial exchanges, the conversation turned first of all to questions which are in the interests of all and which constitute a great challenge for the future of every nation and for the true progress of... READ MORE
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Pope-Obama Meeting
Posted by Edward Pentin
Friday, July 10, 2009 11:51 AM
President Obama and the Pope exchange gifts as first lady Michelle Obama looks on today at the Vatican. (CNS/Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI received President Barack Obama this afternoon at the Vatican in a private audience lasting just over 40 minutes.
After the meeting, the Vatican released the following statement:
“This afternoon, Friday 10 July 2009, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI received in audience the president of the United States of America, His Excellency Mr. Barack H. Obama. Prior to the audience,... READ MORE
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Obama’s Gift to Benedict
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, July 10, 2009 7:11 AM
The stole President Obama will present to the Pope. (CNS).
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports here that President Barack Obama will give Pope Benedict XVI a stole that was draped around the body of St. John Neumann when the president and Pope meet today.
The stole was “draped around the enshrined body of St. John Neumann in Philadelphia for nearly 20 years,” the Inquirer reported. The saint’s body lies beneath the main altar of the National Shrine of... READ MORE
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The Pope and the President
Posted by Daily Blog
Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:51 AM
President Obama arrives July 9 at the G8 Summit meetings in L'Aquila, Italy. (Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI will meet tomorrow with President Barack Obama for the first time.
The Register spoke recently with Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, about the upcoming meeting. The full text of the interview is available here.
Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
What are your hopes for President Obama’s meeting with the Pope?
Certainly, there are great... READ MORE
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