For the fifth time in a row, the new Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse ever
More than one-in-five voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are racial or ethnic minorities.
Islam is the most common state religion, but many governments give privileges to Christianity.
Nearly 40% of the world’s Catholics live in Latin America, but many people in the region have converted from Catholicism to Protestantism, while some have left organized religion altogether.
Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics – nearly 40% of the world’s total Catholic population – and the Roman Catholic Church now has a Latin American pope for the first time in its history. Yet identification with Catholicism has declined throughout the region, according to a major new Pew Research Center […]
Background Hometown East Haddam, Conn. Age 65 Religion Catholic Education University of Louisville School of Law, J.D., 1972 Providence College, B.A., 1966 Candidate Website www.chrisdodd.com Candidacy Status Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 3, 2008 Formally declared candidacy Jan. 11, 2007 Endorsed Barack Obama Feb. 26, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1981-present U.S. Representative from […]
10 a.m. – Noon Washington, D.C. Panelist include: Gerard Bradley is Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. A noted scholar in the fields of constitutional law and law and religion, his books include Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism. He is the director of Notre Dame’s Natural Law Institute and is a former president of […]
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