National and international sentiments converge on notion of cooperation

WHEATON—A story in the Dec. 24, 2008, edition of CathnewsUSA, served to shed light on the Vatican’s decision to cooperate with President-elect Barack Obama. U.S. Cardinal Pio Laghi, fomer Nuncio to the U.S., explained that while Obama’s positions on the family and the unborn are different from Roman Catholics, there is reason for hope in a presidency that fosters more attention to the poor and easing violence around the globe.

Meanwhile, Catholic News Service (CNS) reports that Laghi expressed his sentiments at a Dec. 22, 2008, press conference. The cardinal said, “One must wait to see how he acts with regard to the fundamental commitments, which for us are very important, to protect the family and the sacredness of human life from conception to the tomb.”