Obama, president of US bishops hold private meeting

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By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Barack Obama met for half an hour March 17 with Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the White House and the USCCB announced. Brief statements issued by the White House and the USCCB said little more than that…

Kissinger: Obama primed to create ‘New World Order’

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Policy guru says global upheaval presents ‘great opportunity’ 9:07 pm Eastern       By Drew Zahn © 2009 WorldNetDaily Conflicts across the globe and an international respect for Barack Obama have created the perfect setting for establishment of “a New World Order,” according to Henry Kissinger, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former secretary of state…

Bill creates detention camps in U.S. for ’emergencies’

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Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., has introduced to the House of Representatives a new bill, H.R. 645, calling for the secretary of homeland security to establish no fewer than six national emergency centers for corralling civilians on military installations. The proposed bill, which has received little mainstream media attention, appears designed to create the type…

Great expectations: World issues dominate Vatican hopes for Obama

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VATICAN CITY (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 social justice, and — for now — downplaying differences on moral questions like abortion. Pope Benedict XVI sent an Inauguration Day telegram congratulating the…

President Bush Considering Catholicism?

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6/14/2008 Catholic News Agency English paper reports that President George Bush may be considering Catholicism VATICAN CITY (CNA) – Today as President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI met at the Vatican, the English newspaper, The Telegraph reported that Bush may be considering converting to Catholicism at the end of his presidential term. The Telegraph indicated…

Pope and Bush to Discuss Faith and Reason

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US Envoy Comments on White House Statement VATICAN CITY, APRIL 14, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI and U.S. President George Bush will continue a conversation about faith and reason when the Pope visits the White House. The two leaders discussed this theme when Bush visited the Vatican last year. The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See,…

HAGEE’S OOPS

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On March 3, Hagee issued a statement to the press claiming he was “shocked and saddened to learn of the mischaracterization of my views on Catholics.” We knew his claims of “mischaracterization” were bunk, so we trotted out a few of his meatier anti-Catholic allegations and printed them in a news release of our own….

McCAIN REJECTS BIGOTRY; CITES HAGEE’S ROLE

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After being pummeled by the Catholic League, Senator John McCain made a straight-forward denunciation of anti-Catholicism on March 7, explicitly citing Rev. John Hagee’s role. He thus put an end to this issue. The issue blew up on February 27 when the Republican nominee for president solicited and accepted the endorsement of Rev. John Hagee….