President Obama nominates Miguel H. Díaz Ambassador to the Vatican

Yesterday the White House announced that the President has nominated Miguel Diaz, a College of Saint Benedict and St. John's University professor of theology, to be his Ambassador to the Holy See. If confirmed Diaz would mark another milestone for our country, our first Hispanic representative to the Holy See. From the White House's biography on Mr. Diaz;

Dr. Miguel Díaz is a Professor of Theology at St. John's University and the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota. He is the co-editor of the book 'From the Heart of Our People: Explorations in Catholic Systematic Theology' and author of 'On Being Human: U.S. Hispanic and Rahnerian Perspectives,' named 'Best Book of the Year' by the Hispanic Theological Initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary. Dr. Díaz taught Religious Studies and Theology at Barry University, the University of Dayton and the University of Notre Dame. From 2001 to 2003, he taught and served as Academic Dean at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida. He is a Board Member of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) and Past President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS). Dr. Díaz holds a B.A. from St. Thomas University and a M.A. and PhD in Theology from the University of Notre Dame.

Catholics United supports the President's choice.

The President's nomination of Diaz still will need to go before the Senate for approval.