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In this headline:
there is this word, Machtachse, which I haven't been able to find anywhere (so I don't even know if it's really a word).
In the same headline there is also verschiebt, which, presumably, is the present of the verb verschieben, which means either to move / to shift, or to change, even to postpone.
Unfortunately, I cannot infer what this verb means in this context unless I have a translation for Machtachse.
Macht means power, and Achse means axis. Together, it means the axis of power. I didn't read the article, but the headline express how possible it is that the "axis of power" (or rather part of it) could be translated from the Vatican to Latin America.
Just as a hint, if you don't find a word in the dictionary, you can divide it in words which you know (or which you might find in the dictionary). Sometimes it is sufficient to identify just one of them.
Machtachse means axis of power. Verschieben in this context best translates to shift, I think. So the sentence would be:
How Franziskus shifts the church's axis of power
Franziskaner Weissbier getting influence in the catholic church by special sponsoring.