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Rev. Roberto Sirico is a Roman Catholic priest and the co-founder and president of the Acton Institute, an organization for the study of religion and liberty that seeks to integrate "Judeo-Christian truths with free market principles." Fr. Sirico also lectures throughout the country, has appeared on numerous broadcast programs, and has written articles and commentaries for a variety of media journals throughout the United States and the larger world. Fr. Sirico has also worked with AIDS patients at the National Institutes for Health, and is currently the pastor at St. Mary Catholic Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Fr. Sirico received his M.Div. from the Catholic University of America, his undergraduate years at the University of Southern California and the University of London, and has obtained honorary degrees from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Universidad Francisco Marroquin.