Curia vision will be one of 'service' to Pope, local ChurchesComment

VATICAN - After the conclusion of their meetings, two cardinals from Pope Francis' group of eight reveal that curia reform will largely focus on service to Pope Francis and the universal Church in its various areas.

Obama Rejects Latest House GOP Offer

USA - President Obama used his weekly radio address to reject the latest offer from House Republicans to end the fiscal stalemate. The outline of their proposal was released Friday and would have reopened government through December and lifted the debt ceiling for six weeks.

G20 urges US to act quickly to avoid default

USA - Finance officials from the world's biggest economies on Friday pressed the United States to head off a potentially devastating default and vowed to proceed carefully when the time comes to normalize monetary policy.

Surviving off food packages: Poverty-stricken Portuguese turn to charity

PORTUGAL - As austerity continues to wreak havoc for families in Portugal, people are turning to volunteer charities to provide them with food parcels. Charities are now essential in the lives of increasingly deprived sectors of the population.

Red Cross launches first emergency food aid for UK since WWII

UK - Austerity measures and the economic downturn in the UK have prompted the British branch of the Red Cross to begin formulating an emergency food aid plan for Britain – the first the charity has set up for the country since WWII.

TSA Loudspeakers Threaten Travelers With Arrest For Joking About Security

USA - Travelers who crack jokes about the TSA’s ludicrous security procedures could face arrest, according to a new loudspeaker warning being broadcast at airports in the US.

Madagascar bubonic plague threat

MADAGASCAR - Madagascar faces a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease - with prisoners in the island's rat-infested jails particularly at risk, experts warn.

Married couples are now a MINORITY in UK

UK - Britain is becoming [a nation] of singletons, partners and co-habiters, as the number of people choosing not to marry has rocketed by 3.6 million in just a decade, according to new figures.

Franco-fascism on the march in Spain

SPAIN - Extreme, neo-fascist groups in Spain are preparing for a show of force during this weekend’s nationalist holiday, and Spanish authorities are keeping a close eye on the situation.

It's back with a vengeance: Private debt

USA - As Washington is struggling with debt and all its political ramifications, American companies and consumers are embracing it, running up record amounts in 2013. Whether it's corporate loans, all quality levels of bonds or simple consumer credit, the debt party is back on in the US, whether it's in the boardroom or the living room.

Is 'Religion' A Mental Disorder?

UK - It’s bad enough when Christian parents send their children to public schools to be “educated” by anti-Christian kooks and bigots. But when they hit their own spiritual, emotional, or psychological potholes, very often they send themselves to anti-Christian kooks and bigots.

‘March against Monsanto’: Global movement plans 2nd protest

USA - Joining six continents, 52 countries and over 500 cities, ‘March against Monsanto’ is planning its second mass rally Saturday against the biotech giant and genetically modified food. A number of Agent Orange victims are expected to join the protest.

'Greece Can Never Pay Back Its Debt'

GREECE - Should Greece have a large part of its debt waived? Absolutely, says George Soros, otherwise the country will never recover. The billionaire investor also warns about the rise of extremist parties if Germany does not change its policies towards Europe.

The Most Important Country in the EU

BERLIN, GERMANY - German foreign policy makers are playing a prominent role in the rapprochement between the West and Iran.

This is what decline of a superpower looks like

WASHINGTON, USA - Foreign policy analysts at home and abroad have been predicting for years the inevitable decline of American power, often with a fair amount of schadenfreude and sometimes even with glee.

“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Just what is an Apostle?

Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”

The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!

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Listen to Me, You who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My Law: …I have put My words in your mouth, I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, “you are My people” (Isaiah 51:7,16)