John Rao

John C. Rao (born 1951) is an associate professor of history at St. John's University,[1] director of the Roman Forum/Dietrich von Hildebrand Institute, and former president of Una Voce America.[2]

In 1977 Rao received his D.Phil. in Modern European History from Oxford University. Works include Americanism and the Collapse of the Church in the United States, Removing the Blindfold, and Periphery. He was a central interview subject for a PBS documentary on the annual Paris-Chartres Pilgrimage by traditionalist Catholics from around the world.[3]

Rao has led the Roman Forum's annual symposium at Lake Garda.[4]

Rao is a frequent contributor to The Remnant, a radical traditionalist Catholic biweekly, which has been identified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[5]. Rao is known for writing his columns from Rocco's Cafe, an Italian pastry shop in Greenwich Village Manhattan. As a radical traditionalist Catholic, he is a strong critic of neoconservatism in both politics and the Church.{citation needed}}

References
  1. "John C. Rao - St. John's University". www.stjohns.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  2. "For the Whole Christ: Writings by Dr. John C. Rao". jcrao.freeshell.org.
  3. "June 19, 2009 ~ Pilgrimage to Chartres - June 19, 2009 - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - PBS". 19 June 2009.
  4. "The Roman Forum: From the Director". www.romanforum.org.
  5. "2019 radical traditional Catholicism hate groups". splcenter.org.


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