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The Rev. Frank Pavone, national director, Priests for Life. RNS file photo by David Gibson

A year ago, the Rev. Frank Pavone was facing an unexpected existential crisis, confined by his bishop to a diocese in the Texas panhandle and fighting accusations of financial mismanagement. Now Pavone is back, with a new mission: defeating Barack Obama and making his anti-abortion group answerable only to Rome.