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Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance to ISIS, Putin Gone Missing, and More…

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James Asquith - published on 03/14/15
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VATICAN CITY
“There is no middle way: Either we love or we are hypocrites and corrupt”
 — Pope Francis 
VATICAN INSIDER
 
"I have said to the Lord: take care of me. But if your will is that I should die or that they do something to me, I ask you one favor: that they don’t hurt me" — Pope Francis 
INDEPENDENT


Francis says he believes he will only remain as Pontiff for another "two or three years" saying he misses being able to pop out for pizza!
DAILY MAIL

 
Vatican receives ransom demand for two letters by Michelangelo that were stolen from its archives nearly 20 years ago 
DAILY MAIL
 
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has announced that the Vatican Secretariat of State may create office for resolving international disputes 
CNA
 
Cardinal Zen: Vatican officials are naïve about China, but Pope Francis is not 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
 
Pope Francis appoints Thomas Daly as new Catholic Bishop of Spokane 
SPOKESMAN
 
Pope Francis tells Korean Bishops that ministry is a "life of service" 
RADIO VATICANA
 
Beatification of Oscar Romero to take place on May 23rd 
CATHOLIC HERALD
 
Pope will visit Central African Republic in November, with a view of bringing hope to war-torn nation 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
 
NORTH AMERICA
Firestorm erupts over Republican challenge to Obama’s authority to approve Iran nuclear deal
 
FXN
 
Top Clinton aide has strong ties to Muslim Brotherhood 
WND
 
The New America: Teenage girls attack 15 year old at Brooklyn McDonald’s while bystanders watch — After the beating ended, one member of the crowd says
“Yo, she’s dead. It’s a murder!” 
BREITBART
 
Senator Ted Cruz calls for IRS investigation of anti-Netanyahu group 
ONE NEWS
 
Brave New America (not): The 379 companies urging the Supreme Court to support same-sex marriage 
HUFFPO
 
Dollar surge poses policy dilemma for Fed — The euro fell closer to parity with the dollar on Wednesday, as the US currency’s strength heightened the policy conundrum facing the US Federal Reserve as it prepares for its first interest-rate increase in nearly a decade. (Sadly, this is all a sham, leading up to what many analysts believe will be a crash of the dollar within the next 18 months. Indeed, some speculate that we could witness as much as an 80% drop in the value of the dollar against today’s levels) 
FT
 
Predicted persecution against the American church begins: "Florida city wages soviet-style crackdown on churches" 
FXN
 
Obama’s shocking comparison has black pastors calling him a "disgrace" — (Some of the comments on this article are worth reading) 
WESTERN JOURNALISM
 
Obama operative demands that US Air Force ceases using phrase "have a blessed day" 
BCN
 
Many black pastors are "extensions of Democratic Party" — A conservative black pastor and former Texas NAACP official says many church-going African Americans have been co-opted by the Democratic Party 
ONE NEWS
 
Ferguson supporters celebrate shooting of police officers 
IWC
 
The New America: US Navy Chaplain could be dismissed for holding Christian beliefs — Attack against chaplain came from gay office worker 
CHL FXN
 
Celebs slam Catholic school teacher’s anti-gay post — (Freedom of speech in America seems okay, just as long as it’s pro-gay) 
USA TODAY
 
Abu Hamza encourages Muslims to pray for war against America 
ARUTZ SHEVA
 
Muslim threatens to behead Jews at Miami synagogue 
JW
 
American Atheists fail in bid to remove Ten Commandments from Oklahoma State Capitol grounds 
CHARISMA
 
Catholicism and secular media: Ten questions for Bill Donohue 
CWR
 
Diocese of Grand Rapids announces new Catholic school scholarship to help grow enrollment 
MLIVE
 
Catholic bishops of Virginia issue a statement of support for pastor who cut off ties with a local council of Knights of Columbus, after group chose politician who repeatedly opposed Church’s moral teachings 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
 
LATIN AMERICA
The Pope’s decision to appoint a bishop with ties to a notorious abuser has caused uproar in a Chilean diocese, reports Inés San Martín
 
CRUX
 
Nuns attacked in Haiti 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
 
Mexican woman tied to bed, doused in gasoline, then set on fire and burned to death 
BREITBART


"The blood pumped from a still-beating heart is the purest form of energy" — Inside the horrific Mexican satanist ‘Black Mass’ with live sacrifices that shocked disgusted tourists
DAILY MAIL

 
ISRAEL
Hamas rejects proposal for five-year truce with Israel
 
BIN
 
Australian Jew-haters disrupt university class to show support for Hamas 
JPC


Israel’s cave of wonders: Silver coins and treasures dating back 2,300 years to Alexander the Great discovered
 
 
 
DAILY MAIL

 
RUSSIA
Putin reveals secret meeting where he gave order to annex Crimea four days before entering region
 
DAILY MAIL
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin to be "ousted in coup" as rumours swirl over ill-health 
EXPRESS


Has Putin disappeared because he is fending off political coup? — Former aide claims another KGB spy is being lined up 
DAILY MAIL

 
RECOMMENDED ON ALETEIA
Ending India’s Culture of Rape
 — From sex-selective abortion to rape, women are victims of violence
 
How Should I Deal With A Forbidden Passion? — The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak — 
"
What’s the solution? There is only one: to mercilessly uproot the evil desire, without mercy for the cries of the heart. If a passion is forbidden, it must be torn up by the roots, as much as it may hurt us." 
 
How a "Little Course" from Spain Strengthened Christianity in America — The Cursillo Movement’s history and importance today
 
BRITAIN & IRELAND
Britain’s Wayward Church: Liberal Anglican clergyman defends right to offer services of thanksgiving after gay weddings and to hold Muslim prayer services in "church"
— (Let us not beat about the bush with regard to such matters. They are not of God, they are not sanctioned by Scripture, and they will attract our Lord’s hot displeasure. It’s as simple as that!) 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Un-Christian Britain: 
Growing number of Christians being mocked

 Religion losing its place in society — Equality and Human Rights Commission 
BBC
 
How the government plans to steal your savings 
DAILY MAIL
 
More victories for Islam in Britain as Oxford University Press is banned from writing about bacon 
AP [American Prosperity]
 
Muslim teacher screens film depicting ISIS brutality showing heads on spikes to 14 year olds 
DAILY MAIL
 
"Islam can be a violent faith" says Queen’s Chaplain 
DAILY MAIL
 
British Christians must keep faith hidden 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Mass goers walk out after priest promotes Biblical views on homosexuality — (As we can see, standing up for Christ is becoming increasingly challenging) 
IRISH INDEPENDENT
 
New Catholic Chaplaincy planned for University of West Scotland 
SCO
 
EUROPE
Now the EU wants its own ARMY
 — (This was alway part of their agenda) 
DAILY MAIL
 
Denmark: Only 1 in 4 "refugees" in work after a decade 
TUNDRA
 
Abortion support blights European Parliament — says Federation of Catholic Family Associations 
CNA
 
Turkish teacher tells girls they deserve to be raped for not wearing hijab 
ZAMAN
 
AFRICA
Female teenage suicide bomber kills 34 in Nigeria
 
SEATTLE PI
 
Christian girl in Uganda who fled beating by Muslim uncle mysteriously dies 
MSN
 
Soldiers kill Catholics in Nigeria — Nigerian soldiers have killed a number of Catholics as a result of a church in Kaduna state which apparently set up a road-block as a security measure, eyewitnesses say 
MSN
 
Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS 
CBC
 
Muslims rape woman seven months pregnant 
INDEPENDENT
 
Children rescued from Boko Haram are so traumatized they can’t remember their names — (Anyone with even a basic understanding of psychology or professional pastoral care, will be able to understand what horrific abuses these children must have suffered in order to cause such reactions. We must pray, and pray, and pray, for our persecuted brothers and sisters, even as we would wish for prayer if the tables were turned) 
CHL
 
Sudan Air Force kills pregnant Christian mother 
MSN
 
Wife of former Ivory Coast president is jailed for 20 years for organizing armed gangs following his 2010 election defeat which prompted rioting that left 3,000 dead 
DAILY MAIL
 
How Egyptian teachers address the "problem" of young school children who fail to finish their homework 
DAILY MAIL
 
The awe-inspiring cave churches of Ethiopia 
DAILY MAIL
 
MIDDLE EAST
Iran’s contribution to International Women’s Day
 
NCR
 
THE ISIS FILES


ISIS attacks Christian villages in northeastern Syria 
CHRISTIAN TODAY

 
Blindfolded and forced to their knees, three men are beheaded with blood-covered sword by ISIS executioner for homosexuality and blasphemy as crowd cheers on each blow — (Take note: There is a growing acceptance towards the atrocities of ISIS, both in North Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as among sections of Western society) 
DAILY MAIL
 
The ISIS apprentice 
DAILY MAIL
 
ISIS damages ancient monastery in Iraq 
ALETEIA
 
Isis executes 11 guards and takes nine foreigners hostage in attack on Libyan oil field 
INDEPENDENT
 
China’s Muslim Uighurs join ISIS 
PHILLY
 
ISIS accepts loyalty pledge from Boko Haram 
IRISH TIMES
 
ISIS fighter converts to Christianity — An ISIS fighter, who sustained multiple injuries in a battle and was then abandoned by his compatriots and left for dead by the Syrian Army, was rescued by members of the Saint Dominic Catholic Presbytery of Ayyash who wanted to give the man a proper burial. However, after he was carried 26 kilometers by his rescuers, the man regained consciousness and immediately told a priest of his visions during his near-death experience 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Interview: ISIS Will Be Defeated, But Will Its Ideology? — Assyrian priest says international pressure crucial for survival of Christianity in the Middle East 
ALETEIA
 
ISIS spokesperson: We want Paris and Jerusalem — (Dream on. Well, not so sure about Paris, but Jerusalem .. it will never happen) 
YNET
 
ASIA & AUSTRALIA
Delhi Police launch Facebook page in effort to address Christian persecution
 
ICH
 
Pakistani police beat 20 year old Christian to death while in custody 
ASIA NEWS
 
Bangladeshi police lobby for torture rights 
ASIA NEWS
 
Persecution watchdog predicts "Great Holocaust of Christians" in Pakistan following reversal of ban on death penalty 
GOSPEL HERALD
 
Malay Muslims want to punish girl for carrying dog 
MALAYSIA TODAY
 
Survey exposes Australian sympathies for ISIS 
COURIER MAIL
 
FAMILY MATTERS
Vatican use of population control word “sustainable” at UN worrisome
 
LIFE SITE
 
Polyamory: The next "great sexual freedom" to be won by our debauched Western culture 
DAILY MAIL
 
Contraception increases abortions 
and here’s the proof 
LIFE SITE
 
Bible-believing Christian company refuses to print civil partnership invitations 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Why does the world say that an unchosen sexual disposition isn’t changeable, but an unchosen gender is? 
CHRISTIAN POST
 
The true face of the "Sexual Revolution" 
LIFE SITE
 
Three-parent embryos: gearing up for the US debate 
CWR
 
Catholic Relief Services promoted MTV show glorifying promiscuous sex — (Shameful!) 
LIFE SITE
 
ADDITIONAL REPORTS
Juliet Stevenson treated like a saint while filming Mother Teresa movie as Indians thought the Nobel Peace Prize winner had come back to life 
DAILY MAIL
 
Rare solar eclipse will precede "blood moon" on Friday March 20th 2015 
BIN


The antibiotics apocalypse: New mutant breeds spreading that NOTHING can treat
DAILY MAIL

 
"Apple Pay" prequel to "mark of the Beast?"  
CBN
 
How God answered atheist’s prayer, then called him into the ministry 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Vatican hosted feminist conference featuring prof who compares Mass to gay sex — (Really??) 
LIFE SITE
 
Book Review: The Future of the Catholic Church With Pope Francis by Garry Wills 
GUARDIAN

Shame on us: Christian chatter in the Twittersphere 
CHRISTIANITY TODAY

Persecution of Christians at all time high 
CHRISTIAN DAILY

 

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