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'''John C. Rao''' (born 1951) is a former associate professor of history at St. John's University,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/bio/john-c-rao|title=John C. Rao - St. John's University|website=www.stjohns.edu|access-date=2014-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192333/https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/bio/john-c-rao|archive-date=2018-07-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> director of the Roman Forum/Dietrich von Hildebrand Institute, and former president of Una Voce America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jcrao.freeshell.org/|title=For the Whole Christ: Writings by Dr. John C. Rao|website=jcrao.freeshell.org}}</ref>
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'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12149191-americanism-and-the-collapse-of-the-church-in-the-united-states | title=Americanism and the Collapse of the Church in the United States }}</ref> ''Removing the Blindfold'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://angeluspress.org/products/removing-blindfold | title=Removing the Blindfold }}</ref> and ''Periphery''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For the Whole Christ: Writings by Dr. John C. Rao |url=http://jcrao.freeshell.org/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=jcrao.freeshell.org}}</ref> He was a central interview subject for a PBS documentary on the annual Paris-Chartres Pilgrimage by traditionalist Catholics from around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2009/06/19/june-19-2009-pilgrimage-to-chartres/3283/|title=June 19, 2009 ~ Pilgrimage to Chartres - June 19, 2009 - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - PBS|website=PBS|date=19 June 2009|publisher=}}</ref>
Rao has led the Roman Forum's annual symposium at Lake Garda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romanforum.org/from-the-director/|title=The Roman Forum: From the Director|website=www.romanforum.org}}</ref>
Rao is a frequent contributor to ''The Remnant'', a traditionalist Catholic biweekly. Rao is known for writing his columns from Rocco's Cafe, an Italian pastry shop in Greenwich Village Manhattan. As a traditionalist Catholic, he is a strong critic of neoconservatism in both politics and the Church.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
In 2017, he signed a document along with a number of other clergy and academics labeled as a "Filial Correction" of Pope Francis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.correctiofilialis.org/signatories/|title=Full list of the 250 signatories}}</ref>
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