Any way it’s examined, analysts say the Catholic vote is not as monolithic as it once was.
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Vatican finance watchdog notes jump in reports of suspicious activity
During 2015, the Financial Intelligence Authority “received 544 reports of suspicious activities—almost three times as many as 2014.
Military buildup, Aleppo attacks spell end of Syrian cease-fire
About 200 civilians have been killed in the past week, nearly half of them around Aleppo.
Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Officials are assessing the scope of the damage and working to provide humanitarian aid to the estimated 350,000 people who were affected.
Protests as Venezuela embraces 2-day work week to save power
Venezuelan cities cleaned up from a night of looting and fiery protests Wednesday as government offices closed their doors for the rest of the week in the face of a worsening energy crisis that is causing daily blackouts.Amid complaints about the electricity crisis, opposition members began a previo
President Obama to visit Flint to discuss water crisis at urging of an 8 year old
President hopes to meet her and promises to “use my voice to call for change and help lift up your community.”
Pope names Camaguey archbishop, who helped rebuild church, to Havana
Known for his missionary spirit and as a man of prayer, Archbishop Garcia has the ability to remain calm in the midst of any storm.
Pope advances sainthood causes of Irish Jesuit, Albanian martyrs
The pope signed 12 decrees, including one recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Jesuit Father John Sullivan.
Austrian bishop says ‘no’ to border fence on church property
“A border fence contradicts both the Gospel and the clear appeal of Pope Francis to Europe,” said Bishop Agidius Zsfikovics of Eisenstadt.
Two men, including the editor of Bangladesh’s first gay rights magazine, were stabbed to death in Bangladesh
Police said they suspected radical Islamists in the attack, which occurred two days after a university professor was hacked to death.
