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When the United States Fails, the Vatican Succeeds
Monday June 16th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsRecently, Pope Francis, Shimon Perez and Mahmoud Abbas met at the Vatican to pray for peace and discuss peace in the Middle East. Here is the background of that meeting. Pope Francis may be the world’s best politician. During his…
View This Article →Papal Trip to Holy Land a Propaganda War?
Friday June 13th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsWhile in the Holy Land, Pope Francis made a few unscheduled stops. He stopped to pray at the Western Wall in the West Bank, and with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he visited an Israeli memorial for victims of terrorism. He…
View This Article →Mexico Wonders After…
Thursday June 12th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis and the President of Mexico, Enriqué Peña Nieto, met recently at the Vatican to discuss migration, unemployment, poverty, violence and drug trafficking. They also discussed Mexican constitutional amendments regarding religious freedom. Following the meeting, Nieto met with Cardinal…
View This Article →Israeli and Palestinian Presidents Pray with Pope for Peace
Wednesday June 11th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsThe presidents of Israel and Palestine, Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope Francis and the Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomaios of Constantinople at the Vatican to pray for peace between Arabs and Palestinians in the Holy Land. The ecumenical gathering…
View This Article →Americans Less likely to view Bible as Authoritative
Friday June 6th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsIn another Gallup poll released recently, Americans who believe the Bible is “the actual word of God” and that it should be taken literally word for word,” is now down to 28 percent from 40 percent in 1979. The poll…
View This Article →Judges Strike Down Gay Marriage Bans in Pennsylvania, Oregon
Tuesday June 3rd, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsJudges in Oregon, Pennsylvania and Arkansas have struck down same-sex marriage bans giving same-sex marriage more legal victories. The Pennsylvania ruling strikes down the last remaining ban in the U.S. Northeast region. “We are a better people than what these…
View This Article →Growing Majority of Americans Approve of Gay Marriage
Monday June 2nd, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsA recent Gallup poll reveals that most Americans believe gay marriage should be legal and have the same legal benefits as traditional marriage. The fifty-five percent majority is an all-time high. In 1996 the Gallup polling organization says the percentage…
View This Article →Inactivity Changes the Brain
Sunday June 1st, 2014 in Natural Knows BestStudies say that exercise can remodel the brain by stimulating new brain cells and other positive changes. But now it appears that inactivity also remodels the brain in a negative way, says a new study. Inactivity changes the shape of…
View This Article →New Zealand Wonders After…
Friday May 30th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsFor the first time in New Zealand history, the Governor General met with Pope Francis. During the private audience with Sir Jerry Mateparae the two men spoke of social and economic life in New Zealand as well as the Catholic…
View This Article →Angola Wonders After…
Thursday May 29th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPresident Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola, along with his wife and several members of his government, met with Pope Francis in Rome. During the 20 minute meeting, the two men discussed the “good relations between the Holy See and…
View This Article →Pope Urges UN to Control the Global Economy
Wednesday May 28th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsDuring his meeting with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations and the UN Board, Pope Francis told the world body leaders they must do more to help the poor and should encourage the “legitimate redistribution” of wealth. The…
View This Article →President Obama’s Catholic Political Formation
Tuesday May 27th, 2014 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPresident Obama’s political formation was steeped in the Roman Catholic left. At 25 years of age Barack Obama was involved in training Roman Catholics how to be politically engaged. By 1987, after two short years in Chicago as a community…
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