When in Rome, the Gingriches will be able to oil the wheels of diplomacy at the United States’ ambassadorial residence, a spacious house with a large terrace overlooking beautifully landscaped gardens on Janiculum Hill.

While religious conservatives are getting such intimate contact with Donald Trump that they can literally “lay hands” on him, other faith leaders are being kept at arm’s length.

U.S. bishops urge Trump administration "to continue administering the DACA program and to publicly ensure that DACA youth are not priorities for deportation."

On issues that have become hallmarks of the Francis papacy, notably care of creation and the global refugee crisis, Mrs. Gingrich had difficulty explaining how she might engage the Vatican, given Mr. Trump’s views.

“Our border community knows the reality of a broken immigration system."

Who better to combat the absurd, dark joke at the heart of the rise of Trumpism than someone like Al Franken?