Francis and Biden: Will Friday’s Meeting Echo Previous Papal Encounters With Presidents?
A look back at President Kennedy’s historic visit in 1963 and President Obama’s meeting with Benedict XVI in 2009.
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Father Hesburgh Was the Father of Notre Dame’s Honoring of Obama
COMMENTARY: Under Father Hesburgh, and continued by his successors, Notre Dame was clearly pro-life but chose not to use its prestige to that end in the public square.
Obama’s ‘Parting Gift to Big Abortion’
The Obama administration ruled on Wednesday that states can’t ban federal ‘family planning’ grants from Planned Parenthood’s operations.
Despite Catholic Priest’s Release, Questions Remain Over Vietnam’s Human-Rights Record
President Obama’s recent visit generated goodwill between the two former antagonists, but the communist nation still seems unwilling to allow basic rights.
Can the President Declare Millions of Persons ‘Lawful’ Without Permission From Congress?
COMMENTARY: Catholics are asking whether there’s an irresolvable tension between our duty to act with charity toward migrants and our duty to respect duly-enacted immigration law.
‘Power Struggle’ Erupts With Nomination of Merrick Garland for U.S. Supreme Court
President Obama insists his nominee deserves confirmation, but pro-life leaders endorse Senate Republicans’ pledge to derail the nomination.
Biden Their Time: Notre Dame Honors Another Prominent Pro-Abortion Politician
UPDATE: Notre Dame's bishop, Bishop Kevin Rhoades, on March 14 criticized the Catholic university's decision to honor Biden, seven years after generating national controversy by bestowing commencement honors on President Barack Obama.
Obama’s Last (SOTU) Stand
Catholics applaud some elements of the president’s final State of the Union speech, but his stances on human life and sexuality issues remain directly opposed to fundamental Church teachings.
Dangerous Compassion in the Syrian Refugee Debate?
COMMENTARY: Compassion without prudence would be a recipe for disaster.
US Bishops, President Obama Discuss Religious Liberty, Refugee Crisis
The conversation “continued the goodwill evident during the visit of Pope Francis,” a USCCB statement said.
