Catholic Leader Available for Commentary During Papal Visit

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Austin Ruse, president of C-Fam, is available to provide commentary and analysis during the visit of Pope Francis to the United States.

See Ruse in The Rolling Stone on how conservatives deal with being on the wrong side of Vatican activism and how the pope's phraseology can discourage solidarity in his fight. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/pope-francis-american-crusade-20150910?page=5

See Ruse in the National Journal on whether Pope Francis will mention the Planned Parenthood videos.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/73280/pre-pope-campaign

What:      Expert Analysis and Comment on U.S. Papal Visit

When:      September 22-27, 2015

Where:    Washington, D.C. and New York City

Who:        Austin Ruse, President of C-Fam

Austin Ruse is president of the New York and Washington DC-based Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam). 

Mr. Ruse and his organization have worked closely with the Holy See for twenty years at the United Nations. C-Fam personnel have served on multiple delegations of the Holy See to various UN negotiations. C-Fam holds Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council.

Mr. Ruse co-founded the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. He is a bi-weekly columnist for the Catholic website CrisisMagazine.com. 

Mr. Ruse is a Knight in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and a Knight in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher. 

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SOURCE Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam)