Participation by Catholics in the UK’s next General Election is likely to be particularly high, according to the Catholic Union of Great Britain. A survey of the Catholic Union’s members and supporters found that just over 90 per cent of responders were planning to vote in the upcoming General Election. The figure is significantly higher than

Nobel peace laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who currently serves as State Counsellor, is among the elected officials detained, reportedly under house arrest. Soldiers took Suu Kyi into custody along with Myanmar’s president, Win Myint, and other leaders the National League for Democracy party (NLD), who won a landslide victory in elections last November. Official military channels allege election fraud as their reason for seizing power, now in the hands of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the army’s senior commander, who has declared a one-year state of emergency.

The bishops of Ghana called on the country’s Electoral Commission to resolve issues equitably and appealed to security forces for restraint

The bishops have warned of chaos if government and opposition leaders fail to agree to a timeline for elections

Bishops release statement as opposition groups prepare for mass demonstrations

Going against protocol, the Pope waited in his library for President Joseph Kabila

Elections to Northern Ireland's power-sharing assembly take place on Thursday

A letter signed by the Bishops of Scotland instructs Catholics to have 'greater participation in the political process'