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Bishop Predicts Five Years More for Francis; More Warnings on Iran, and More…

James Asquith - published on 03/21/15

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VATICAN CITY
Bishop predicts Pope will reign another five years 

— An Italian bishop who predicted the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has now said that Pope Francis will lead the Church for another five years  

CATHOLIC CULTURE


The Church is the "House of Jesus" and must always be open
 — says Francis 
CNS

 
Pope Francis expected to have lunch with 10 transsexual prisoners on Saturday 
NCR
 
Teachers should be paid more, says Pope Francis 
CATHOLIC HERALD
 
Pope Francis receives bishops of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
VATICAN NEWS
 
Canadian religious leaders invite Francis to “break bread” with the residents of Vancouver’s poorest neighborhood 
BRANDON SUN
 
Francis to speak at UN on September 25th 
ALETEIA
 
Bishop Williamson excommunicated after illicitly ordaining a bishop 
CATHOLIC HERALD
 
Vatican liturgy secretary rules out possibility of Catholics using 1998 Mass translation 
THE TABLET
 
Francis greets Benedict on Feast of St. Joseph 
RADIO VATICANA
 
Pope donates over 1,000 pounds of food to serve needy Roman neighborhood 
CATHOLIC CULTURE

 
What exactly does the "Holy Year of Mercy" mean? 
CNA
 
Pope Francis’ modest lifestyle personifies the message of the Catholic Church 
HUFFPO
 
NORTH AMERICA
Cyanide sent to Obama
 
NBC
 
Obama leading America into "Jaws of Death" deal with Iran 
CHRISTIAN POST
 
Federal judge calls Obama’s amnesty a deception and declares "I was made to look like an idiot" 
BREITBART
 
University of New Mexico is now Sharia-compliant and bans ANY criticism of Islam 
SHOEBAT
 
Knights of Columbus pull out of Boston parade in wake of gay marchers controversy 
IRISH CENTRAL
 
America loses faith — 7.5 million fewer believers than in 2012 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
How Dallas cops shot dead mentally ill black man — (Some suggest there is a concerted "drive" to stir-up racism in the US and elsewhere. Events like this certainly don’t help) 
DAILY MAIL
 
Devil woman cuts baby out of mother’s womb 
DAILY MAIL DM2
 
The New America: 
Seattle Satanic Temple opposes "In God We Trust" sign 
CHRISTIAN POST
 
Grandparents make 9 year old girl run laps until she has seizure and dies 
TDB
 
DHS release a further 30,000 criminal aliens onto America’s streets 
WASHINGTON TIMES
 
Another one falls as Presbyterians cave in to "New World" agenda 
CNN
 
Anti-Semitism on the rise in America’s liberal colleges 
TDB
 
Catholic bishops oppose Obama’s attempt to apply "Executive Order" style "government" to America’s largest ever foreign policy initiative 
NCR   
EDITORIAL COMMENT
 
House approves bill granting asylum to families persecuted for homeschooling children — (This is good. One question though, where do American families go when
they are persecuted?) 
CHL
 
New York archdiocese announces academic program to train lay people as parish managers 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
 
Hate messages painted on Florida synagogue 
JEWISH JOURNAL
 
US Navy Chaplain fired for being Christian 
BCN
 
With laws set to threaten religious liberty in DC, Senate is last legal hope — With religious freedom under assault in the US capital, the Archdiocese of Washington is rallying behind its only remaining legislative recourse 
CNA
 
Supreme Court sides with Quebec Catholic school on religious freedom 
GLOBE AND MAIL
 
LATIN AMERICA
Chilean cardinal urges nation to "fight for life" as new bill threatens to legalize abortion
 
LIFE SITE
 
A mission of hope in Haiti 
FAITH IT
 
ISRAEL
Resounding victory for Benjamin Netanyahu
 
FINANCIAL TIMES
 
Obama rebukes and criticizes Netanyahu after election victory 
CHARISMA
 
How Obama intends to punish Israel for re-electing Netanhayu 
JEWISH PRESS  FOREIGN POLICY  JERUSALEM POST
 
Obama to "reassess" Israel relationship — (Obama, angry at Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory, is desperate to punish Bibi) 
CNN
 
Draft Iran nuclear accord would keep 6,000 centrifuges spinning — (This fact alone makes what is being negotiated utterly ineffectual) 
TIMES OF ISRAEL
 
Jewish shopper attacked at mall near Vienna, Austria — (Incidents of anti-semitism in Europe have jumped up over the past 24 months) 
JTA
 
Palestinian tries to ram car into IDF soldiers 
JERUSALEM POST
 
Connections abound between solar eclipse and Jewish Sabbath 
BIN
 
RUSSIA
Russian annexation of Crimea paints a disturbing picture of religious intolerance
 — Religious freedoms have been severely restricted in Crimea since it was annexed a year ago 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Russia moves nuclear capable weapons to NATO borders 
RADIO VATICANA
 
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The PR Guru Who Wants to Take Down San Francisco’s Archbishop Cordileone
 — PR man prays for Pope Francis to remove him (And all this .. because Cordileone dares to define Catholic teaching. This should show you the nature of the fight the Church in 21st-century 
America faces)  
 
Was Hospital Bullied Into Abortion Deal by Planned Parenthood? — Alliance Defending Freedom demands compliance with public meetings law
 
Think the Pill is Safe? Think Again, Say Scientists — Studies show birth control pill as dangerous as anabolic performance-enchancing steroids
 
BRITAIN & IRELAND
UK Christians face discrimination in workplace, says archbishop 
— (For a good two decades now) 
CATHOLIC HERALD
 
Faith schools under attack by "forces of intolerance," says Tory MP 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
"Buy your own drugs" says Welsh health board as free prescriptions become unaffordable — (Britain’s poorest seem likely to see more difficult times ahead) 
DAILY MAIL
 
"Breathtaking" solar eclipse witnessed by millions 
BBC
 
EUROPE
Germans protest at austerity measures
 
EURO NEWS

 
Bigger than St. Patrick: In Italy, St. Joseph is the man 
CNS
 
11 million olive trees to be felled in southern Italy in fight against bug 
DAILY MAIL
 
Deadly shooting in Sweden  
TDB
 
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan unveils large scale international mosque building project to support new Islamic drive 
SHOEBAT
 
AFRICA
Islamic State group terrorizes and murders Westerners in Tunisia
 
DAILY MAIL
 
Nigeria: At least 45 dead in ethno-religious conflict 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Boko Haram chose to slaughter "wives" rather than set them free 
DAILY MAIL
 
Christians attacked and church burned in Kenyan coastal town 
MSN
 
Ebola cases in Guinea double since February — (But there isn’t much reporting going on about it) 
JERUSALEM POST
 
MIDDLE EAST
Imam molests 8 year old boy in parents’ home 
EMIRATES
 
THE ISIS FILES
ISIS wreaks more destruction on Iraq’s churhes
 
DAILY MAIL
 
So called Iraqi "spies" executed in latest ISIS murders 
DAILY MAIL
 
How jihadist wives in Syria are "proud" of their lifestyle 
DAILY MAIL
 
ASIA & CHINA
Elderly nun gang-raped in India after trying to prevent robbery at Christian school
 
DAILY MAIL  CHRISTIAN TODAY 
 
Raping nuns is Christian, says anti-Christian Hindu leader 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Violation of nun part of growing trend of attacks against Christians in India 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Indian authorities should care for “every human being and not just cows,” says Cardinal Baselios 
CNA
 
Hindu leader threatens more attacks on church in India if conversions don’t stop 
ALETEIA
 
Taliban target Christian communities in Pakistan, leaving 14 dead 
NDTV
 
Christians in Pakistan now taking to the streets in their thousands against the Islamic persecution of Christians 
SHOEBAT
 
Religious tensions simmer across Pakistan following church bombings 
CHL
 
Pakistani Christians mourn for victims of latest terror attack while vowing that hateful jihadists will never deter their faith 
BCN
 
Women burned alive in Afghanistan for allegedly burning Koran 
KHAAMA
 
Christian schools transform education for Nepal’s girls 
CATHOLIC CULTURE
 
Malaysian Muslims want law allowing them to kill apostates 
FREE MALAYSIA
 
Malaysia lobbies for right to impale and crucify those who violate sharia  
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Philippine bishops pushing for resignation of President Aquino 
CHRISTIAN TODAY
 
Myanmar drops bomb near Chinese city of Lincang, killing four 
CHINA POST
 
FAMILY MATTERS
Why the 14th Amendment can’t possibly require same-sex "marriage"
 
ONE NEWS
 
With Presbyterians in the "yes" column, mainline Protestants solidify gay "marriage" support — 
CHL
 
Franklin Graham slams Presbyterian Church’s decision to rewrite its constitution to allow same-sex marriage — (This is good, but it concerns me that the Catholic Church in America isn’t saying the same thing)
 GOSPEL HERALD
 
Children raised in same-sex households are not complete, argues Christian woman raised by lesbian couple 
GOSPEL HERALD
 
Christian videographer faces legal action after refusing to work lesbian wedding, says it’s against her beliefs — (This represents an opportunity for the Catholic Church in America to serve as a true "mother church" by proposing legislation which would protect Christians of all denominations from being persecuted for their beliefs) 
CHRISTIAN POST
 
California church changes policy, allows openly gay members — A popular evangelical Christian church in San Francisco announced a change in church policy on Friday, stating that LGBT members no longer need to remain celibate. (Has something happened in recent years, such as an unreported re-visitation of Christ, or some clearly anointed prophet who, with unequivocal signs of God’s endorsement, has ushered in teachings which have done away with New Testament precepts? I think not. So, we are simply looking at "church leaders" caving in to "political correctness." Is it not obvious that these decisions have nothing to do with God?)  
CHRISTIAN DAILY  CHRISTIAN NEWS
 
Catholic school, with priest’s backing, suspends theology teacher for defending marriage on Facebook — (The priest who supported this action will one day stand before Christ. What, I wonder, will his defense be on that day?) 
LIFE SITE
 
Christian activists boycott Planet Fitness over policy allowing men who declare themselves as transgender to use women’s showers — (But still so many remain silent) 
CHRISTIAN POST
 
ADDITIONAL REPORTS
"I am Christian" blocked by Facebook and labelled as "offensive content"
 
CHL
 
 
"My faith makes Hollywood uncomfortable" — Trai Byers 
CHRISTIAN POST
 
Google exec shares his faith in God 
GOSPEL HERALD
 
Ten popular Easter Bible verses 
GOSPEL HERALD
 
Denzel Washington on the Bible and marriage 
CHARISMA
 
Fulton Sheen’s intense life of holiness worthy of sainthood, biographer writes 
CWR
 
Communion in the hand vs. Communion on the tongue 
CRUX
 
Dante’s biggest fans? The "poet of popes" and his legacy at the Vatican 
CNA
 
The boldness of Christ and the saints 
THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN
 
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