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James Asquith - published on 01/22/15

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VATICAN CITY
Poverty stems from unjust economic system, not big families, says Pope 
CNS
Pope Francis makes history in Philippines, drawing 7 million in Mass amid Manila rain
CHRISTIAN TIMES
Pope tells parents not to breed like rabbits!
CHRISTIAN TIMES
Pope Francis to visit New York
CHRISTIAN TIMES
Francis appoints Scicluna to head new abuse committee — Pope Francis has appointed the Vatican’s former chief prosecutor, Bishop Charles Scicluna, as the head of a new body to handle appeals by priests accused of abuse 
THE TABLET
Cardinal Filoni meets with Vietnam officials during visit to Hanoi
RADIO VATICANA
Jordan’s King Abdullah backs Pope’s statement on respect for religion
CATHOLIC CULTURE
Will a future Pope be forced to flee Rome? — The current arc of history seems to be drawing us back into a very dark past — a time when Islam ruled half the civilized world and threatened the rest of it 
CWR
China says “yes” to dialogue with Vatican, but urges severing of ties with Taiwan
VATICAN INSIDER
Pope Francis blesses lambs on feast of St. Agnes — Pope Francis marked the Feast of St. Agnes with a centuries-old rite: the blessing of lambs, from whose wool the Pallium will be made 
VATICAN NEWS
NORTH AMERICA
Boehner snubs Obama
 — House Speaker John Boehner has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress without consulting the White House, in an apparent challenge to President Obama’s policy on negotiations with Iran 
USA TODAY
Obama calls same-sex "marriage" a "story of freedom" in State of Union address — ("Freedom" from obedience to God, yes) 
CHRISTIAN NEWS
Obama invokes Pope Francis in State of the Union address
CRUX
"America was founded upon Christian principles, not Islam" — Franklin Graham 
CNS
America’s most godless cities: San Francisco and Las Vegas among worst 
TIME
Bishop James Johnston: Don’t violate God’s law over government regulations
CP
The future of Catholic schools and the future of America
FIRST THINGS
Tim Busch argues that capitalism embodies the vision of Catholic social teaching “better than any other economic system” 
WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Catholic Church cannot “celebrate” the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, Cardinal Reinhard Marx has said
AMERICA
Austin’s vicar general named auxiliary bishop of Texas diocese
NCR
Nun recounts trip to Iraq
CONNECTICUT NEWS
US banks resign themselves to lower yields for longer
REUTERS
Canadian Foreign Minister abused in Palestine — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird’s convoy was pelted with eggs and shoes while visiting the West Bank recently 
YNET
Canada’s best kids book is an anti-Christian novel about a sex-obsessed transgender teen — Teenage life sucks and then it gets worse. This seems to be the message judges of children’s literature are looking for these days, at least if the winners of the Governor General’s and B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s writing contests are anything to go by 
LIFE SITE
LATIN AMERICA
Did Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner cover up bombing of Jewish center?

DAILY MAIL
Group of Jewish backpackers tortured for hours in Argentinian hostel by locals — Ten Israeli tourists have been robbed, beaten and burned in a four hour-long anti-Semitic attack at a hostel in southern Argentina 
DAILY MAIL
Two murders a day, horrific kidnappings and even the police dare not enter: Inside the ghost towns of Mexico’s "Murder Valley" — one of the deadliest places on earth 
DAILY MAIL
ISRAEL
UN holds meeting on rising anti-Semitism
 — For the first time in its history, the United Nations is sponsoring a meeting on rising anti-Semitism worldwide 
CBN
13 stabbed in terror attack on Tel Aviv bus — Palestinian terrorist stabs 13 people during rush hour in a terror attack on a bus in central Tel Aviv 
YNET
Fatah ecourages MORE stabbings in Israel
INN
Hamas praises terrorist attack in Tel Aviv
CHARISMA
#JeSuisCouteau hashtag meaning "I am knife" sweeps Twitter as people PRAISE Palestinian who stabbed 11 people on Israeli bus
DAILY MAIL
Iran threatens to shower Israel with "Shahab" missiles
WN
Iran’s long-range missiles revealed 
ISRAEL TODAY


Messianic Jews declare: We are Israel — A group of young Israeli believers in Yeshua (Jesus) have started an online media campaign aimed at driving home that point that they remain an integral part of the Jewish people and state 
ISRAEL TODAY
RUSSIA
Russia and Iran sign deal to expand military cooperation
 (If you read my comments from previous news tips before Christmas, you will notice that I said to "watch out" for closer cooperation between Russia and Iran. Here we see evidence of just that, and .. it is likely to continue with some "interesting" consequences for Middle East and even global politics) 
WN
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BRITAIN & IRELAND
David Cameron says Pope Francis is WRONG!
 — The British Premier has said that Pope Francis is wrong to claim people who mock Islam and other religions should "expect a punch" 
DAILY MAIL
British government tells mosques to force out preachers of hate
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Muslim leaders accuse British government ministers of being "far right" — as ministers say they are "disappointed" after the Muslim Council of Britain hits out at government request for mosques to help root out "men of hate" (And what should we rightfully expect? A people of different culture, different values and different beliefs who, clearly, have shown their disdain for exerting any sort of control over the more extreme expressions of their religion. How will Britain—or any other country—manage this challenge?) 
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Brother of Lee Rigby’s killer praises Paris jihadis who killed 12 in Charlie Hebdo attack 
DAILY MAIL
Britain’s Christianity
CHRISTIAN TODAY


Consecration of traditionalist bishop set to highlight Church of England divisions — No bishop who has previously laid hands on a woman priest or bishop during an ordination or consecration will lay hands on traditionalist Anglican Father Philip North during his own consecration as a bishop. Effectively, it means the Church of England’s Catholic wing is being allowed to preserve the traditionalist apostolic succession, creating a line of male bishops in perpetuity. (I extend my personal invitation for any Anglicans wishing to join the Catholic Church to "come and explore!") 
CHRISTIAN TODAY

"Islam is greatest threat to humanity" — says Hamas leader’s son. The son of a Hamas leader has told of the dangers of Islam during a meeting at a British synagogue 
HAM & HIGH

Christian school shut down because boy didn’t know what a Muslim was? — Additionally, another school labeled "intolerant" when 10-year-old did not know what lesbians "do" when asked by inspectors (Inspectors from hell by the sound of it!) 
CHRISTIAN POST

Catholic Education Service apologizes after bitter row over changes to religious education syllabus
THE TABLET

Thousands sign petition calling for Richard III to have a Catholic burial
CATHOLIC HERALD

Irish government says no referendum on blasphemy before election
CATHOLIC HERALD

Council grants planning for new Perthshire church
COS

EUROPE
Is there an answer to French anti-Semitism?

CAROLINE GLICK
What’s happening to the Catholic Church in France? — "But there was something that set him apart from many of the Catholic priests my parents’ generation grew up listening to" 
THE WEEK
Jihad and terrorism in France: It’s just beginning
GATESTONE INSTITUTE
France takes battle against radical Islam into schools — France has announced new measures aimed at helping schools combat radical Islam, racism and anti-Semitism 
CHRISTIAN DAILY
Inside France’s "no-go" sharia zones
BB
French bishop resigns after furor in diocese
CATHOLIC CULTURE
France’s Catholic church helps society reflect after terrorist attacks
NCR
Our world of "fairness and equality" — How just 1% of earth’s population owns 50% of the world’s wealth 
THE GUARDIAN
Chechens arrested in France
planning new terror attack
DAILY MAIL
New mosque ban in Padua after Paris attacks — The mayor of Padua has said that no more permits will be granted for the construction of mosques in the northern Italian city in the wake of the Paris terror attacks 
LOCAL
Turkish woman, 26, arrested for posting poem criticizing Recep Erdogan
DAILY MAIL
13 killed in mortar attack on tram in Ukraine
DAILY MAIL
Anti-Islamist group Pegida spreads across Europe — A growing anti-Islamist group which started in Germany, has spread to a number of European countries, including Spain, Norway and Denmark 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
Cardinal Wyszyński, the Polish Cardinal who helped Jewish families escape the Holocaust
CHRISTIAN TODAY
Pius XII helped Jews in Rome – and an Italian historian has the evidence 
CNA
Catholic parishes in Crimea re-register with Russian authorities 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
Russia has 9,000 troops in Ukraine, Poroshenko tells Davos forum
CHRISTIAN DAILY
Evaporating inflation and growth put pressure on central banks
REUTERS
The European Central Bank has taken a dramatic step to stimulate the region’s troubled economy, unveiling a massive bond buying program worth at least $1.3 trillion — (Oh dear, more underwriting with debt!) 
CNN
AFRICA
Muslims mount anti-West "Je suis Muslim" campaign across Africa and Asia

DAILY MAIL
45 churches set alight in Niger’s capital in wake of Charlie Hebdo’s "Survivor" edition
DAILY MAILCHRISTIAN NEWS
Masses suspended in Niger due to church burnings
CNA
Nigeria’s campaign against Boko Haram hampered by "cowards," says presidential security adviser — (And he is right. For a country which harbors so many citizens who confidently boast of their abilities, Nigeria’s timid reaction to Boko Haram is deeply disappointing, especially in the wake of their significant arms acquisitions in recent years) 
CHRISTIAN DAILY
21 Christians held captive by ISIS in Libya, facing torture and unspeakable abuse (I fear that the issue of unspeakable abuse is going to become the "hallmark" of militant Islam, and that we have yet to see the worst. I hope I am wrong) 
GOSPEL HERALD
Gospel of Mark manuscript discovered in Egyptian mummy
GOSPEL HERALD
Christians attacked and murdered in Tanzania
CHRISTIAN DAILY
Christian murdered outside church in Kenya
CHRISTIAN NEWS
MIDDLE EAST
New ISIS executions reveal the medieval brutality jihadists wish to bring to the West

DAILY MAIL
Charlie Hebdo’s "Survivor" edition, the response: Churches burned, photographer shot in chest, clashes in Jordan, demonstrations in Pakistan 
DAILY MAIL
ISIS executes 13 boys for watching soccer
GOSPEL HERALD
Japanese Christian lays down life for ISIS-captured friend
CHARISMA
Israel’s Mossad tells US to curb sanctions against Iran
BLOOMBERG
Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon calls on Muslims to confront "culture of hatred"
CNA
Iraqi shepherds beaten for refusing to declare faith in Mohammed
GUARDIAN
Iran brands satellite dishes "enemies of Islam" 
NCRI
Saudis to construct "Great Wall of Arabia" — The kingdom of Saud is planning to build a 600 mile wall along its border with Iraq, but will it keep ISIS out? (Some political analysts predict that Saudi Arabia WILL be overrun by Islamists (whether ISIS or some equivalent group) and if/when that happens is when we can expect to see some "interesting" alliances between Arabia, Iran and possibly countries much further north!) 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah aies age 90 — (As mentioned before Christmas, look out for some "important" political changes taking place in Saudi Arabia in the near future) 
ABC
New Saudi Deputy Crown Prince marks generational shift
REUTERS
Is Saudi Arabia as bad as ISIS? — Kingdom’s harsh capital punishment rivals terror group, says Middle East news site 
CHRISTIAN POST
Yemen collapsing — Chaos deepens in Yemen as president steps down 
IRISH TIMES
ASIA, AUSTRALIA & FAR EAST
800,000 Muslims march through Chechnya praising Charlie Hebdo killers

DAILY MAIL
India’s bishops appeal to prime minister: save secular society — (Hopefully what they mean is the preservation of religious freedom) 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
All Sri Lankans, not just Catholics, welcomed papal visit, bishop reports
CATHOLIC CULTURE
5,000 rally against Charlie Hebdo in Pakistan — Around 5,000 people gathered in Lahore, Pakistan, for the latest rally against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo‘s depiction of the Prophet Muhammad 
TIME
"You may NOT use the word "Allah" to refer to God" — Malaysian government to Catholic newspaper. Malaysia’s top court has ruled that a Catholic newspaper cannot use the word "Allah" to refer to God. (Not quite sure why the 
Herald Malaysia would be wanting to call the God of Christianity "Allah" in the first place?) 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
12 year old Philippine girl asks Pope Francis how God could allow child prostitution
ICH
A local council in the Philippines has passed a resolution naming Pope Francis as a “Superpope” —(Oh dear!) 
CBCP
Top UN official slams Myanmar monk over "whore" comments — The United Nations’ top human rights official has called on Myanmar’s leaders to "unequivocally condemn" an ultra-nationalist Buddhist monk who labeled a visiting UN rapporteur a "whore" at a protest (Actually, the Buddhist monk may have point!) 
CNN
Australian jihadists tell their sex slaves to embrace Islam
ABC
Crashing Chinese stocks as easy as "flicking a switch" — (Why investors need to remind themselves of the global volatility of stocks) 
BLOOMBERG
Catholic leader says Hong Kong is "sitting on its hands" as government remains intransigent 
CHRISTIAN DAILY
North Korea urges South to lift sanctions before talks can begin
REUTERS
FAMILY MATTERS
House Republicans drop controversial abortion bill ahead of Roe v. Wade anniversary 
— (Politicians do such things, according to this report, out of fear of "alienating" certain types of voters. What they fail to see is that their weakness in being able to stand up for what is right alienates many more) 
FN
Republican woman derails abortion ban — Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina led the charge against a 20-week abortion ban that was defeated in the House on Wednesday, saying its mandate that rape must be reported to police prior to obtaining an abortion is too extreme 
TDB
Daughter’s tears over "lesbian" quiz: Ten-year-old left humiliated after being questioned over homosexuality and asked if she felt "trapped in her own body" — (Shameful and disgusting behavior on the part of the "inspectors")
DAILY MAIL
ADDITIONAL
Christian music group co-founder says "I’m now an atheist"

CHRISTIAN NEWS
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