Cardinal Parolin’s visit comes at a time when internal divisions among U.S. Catholics have become public.

“This is such a pro-family bill."

The new legislation has the backing of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The tax credit helps eliminate the stigma of adoption, works on the principle of subsidiarity and prevents adoption from becoming nothing but the sale of children.

The real problem is not the offering of prayers in the face of tragedy but the interpretation of what prayer entails.

The injustice of abortion itself requires us to work to protect children in the womb along with their mothers.