IntroductionKristin E. Heyer and Mark J. RozellPart I: Catholic Leaders in U.S. Politics1. The Politics of the U.S. Catholic Bishops: The Centrality of AbortionMargaret Ross Sammon2. Political Marriage of Convenience? The Evolution of the Conservative Catholic-Evangelical Alliance in the Republican PartyMark J. Rozell3. One Church, Many Messages: The Politics of the U.S. Catholic ClergyGregory A. Smith 4. Catholics in the Political Arena: How Faith Should Inform Catholic Voters and PoliticiansKristin E. Heyer Part II: The Catholic Public 5. Between Church, Party, and Conscience: Protecting Life and Promoting Social Justice among U.S. CatholicsMark M. Gray and Mary E. Bendyna 6. The Myth of a Distinct Catholic VoteMatthew J. Streb and Brian Frederick 7. Politics y la Iglesia: Attitudes toward the Role of Religion in Politics among Latino CatholicsAdrian Pantoja, Matthew Barreto, and Richard Anderson Part III: Catholics and the Federal Government 8. Catholicism, Abortion, and the Emergence of the "Culture Wars" in the U.S. Congress, 1971-2006William V. D'Antonio, Steven A. Tuch and John Kenneth White 9. Catholics and the Supreme Court: From the "Catholic Seat" to the New MajorityBarbara A. Perry 10. White House Outreach to CatholicsThomas J. Carty Part IV: International Policy and the Vatican 11. The United States-Vatican Relationship: "Parallel Endeavors for Peace," Competing Visions of JusticePaul Christopher Manuel 12. Reforming the Vatican: The Tradition of Best PracticesThomas J. Reese