The Roman Catholic magazine Commonweal pointed out that the four people in line of succession for the presidency of the United States should something happen to President Obama are all Roman Catholic. They are, in order, Vice-President Joe Biden, House…

German Foreign Policy reports that there are new allegations of corruption against German arms manufacturers. A former Greek defense ministry has said that German arms manufacturers paid millions in bribes to induce Athens to buy German weaponry worth billions of…

In what is being described as “a thumb in the eye” to Russian President Vladimir Putin,” President Barak Obama has appointed two openly gay representatives to the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia. For the first time…

The Anglican Church in New South Wales, Australia did not take disciplinary action against three alleged pedophile priests despite receiving reports they had abused children between the 1950s and 1970s. One of the priests was later convicted of indecent assault….

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down three key provisions in Canada’s prostitution laws. Sex workers have “rights” that must be protected, the court said. In its 9-0 ruling, the court found that laws “prohibiting the keeping of a brothel,…

Recently, the High Court of Australia struck down a newly drafted law by the Australian Capitol Territory (ACT) that legalized same-sex marriage. The court found the ACT same-sex marriage law conflicted with federal law, which supersedes state and territory law. …

Slovenia, thanks to reckless lending, has been driven over the edge. As usual, taxpayers are bailing out its three big banks.  But Europe is attempting to stop this from happening in the future. The EU is trying to establish a…

Recently the Australian Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the child abuse of the Catholic Church in Victoria released its report on the horrific saga. Monica Dux, an ex-Catholic wrote the following in the Sydney Morning Herald.   “…Any residual sympathy I…

“The five nations in the East African Community regional economic bloc (EAC) have signed an agreement to adopt a common currency.” The five nations include Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The monetary union will be established in 10 years….

In spite of the upset feelings in Europe, particularly in Germany, due to the NSA scandal, the U.S. is still pushing ahead with American-European free trade agreement negotiations. Free trade is the cornerstone of globalization. Free trade is where international…

During a speech on income inequality, U.S. President Obama referenced Pope Francis, one of the hottest public names.  “Across the developed world, inequality has increased,” Obama said. “Some of you may have seen just last week, the pope himself spoke…

Since the beginning of the European Union, Germany and France have collaborated in developing and strengthening it. At the same time, there has been a power struggle over the EU’s approach to the economic crisis between them. France has always…