Our natural resources and opening to the Gulf makes up a potential superpower, if we can overcome years of petty provincialism and find the political will to see the region in its entirety.

NPR: Light Rail Would Connect More than Point A and B

Some cardinals express concerns a superpower pope and the potential for his actions to be viewed as serving the U.S. instead of the church.

WSJ: NY Cardinal Dolan a 'happy warrior' for church