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.

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.