Vatican Bank an Instrument to Avoid Taxes
Sunday July 7th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsWouldn’t you know it, another scandal has rocked the Vatican Bank known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) at the very time when the Vatican is trying to fix its image and give the impression that it doesn’t…
View This Article →Francis Meets with Jewish Delegation
Friday July 5th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsIn yet another ecumenical meeting, Pope Francis had his first meeting with members of the Jewish religion. During the meeting, he condemned anti-Semitism as incompatible with Christianity and promised to promote collaboration between the Catholic Church and Jewish groups around…
View This Article →Pope Francis Says Atheists are Redeemed
Friday June 7th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis, in a recent homily said all people, “even the atheists,” are “redeemed” through “the Blood of Christ” — the Christian belief that the sins of humanity are wiped clean through the crucifixion of Jesus. In an ecumenical description,…
View This Article →Pope Francis Denounces the “Cult of Money”
Wednesday June 5th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis has denounced the global financial system saying the “cult of money” has tyrannized the poor and has turned humans into expendable consumer goods. As many popes have done in the past, Francis called for reform of the global…
View This Article →Angela Merkel and the Pope
Monday June 3rd, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsAngela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Pope Francis met recently and discussed the economic crisis in Europe. Apparently, the pope got her ear. After the meeting, as you might expect, Merkel called for “stronger market regulation.” In other words, Merkel…
View This Article →Vatican “Corrects” Infallible Pope
Sunday June 2nd, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsOne day after Pope Francis made his famous and surprising statement that Atheists can be saved if they do good works because Jesus died for everyone, the Vatican felt the need to clarify his remarks. Of course, his statement was…
View This Article →The Vatican and the USA Sign Anti-Money Laundering Agreement
Monday May 20th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsTightening their prophetic cooperation, the United States and the Vatican signed an agreement to exchange information to prevent money laundering and terrorism funding. The Vatican is trying to clean up its image with regard to the Vatican bank known as…
View This Article →Top Jesuit Gets Communicator Award
Tuesday May 7th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsThe huge multinational German-owned financial services company Allianz gave Father Federico Lombardi SJ, director of the Holy See Press Office, a special award recently. The Communicator of the Year award is given by the global financial empire in an effort…
View This Article →Israel Wonders After… and Asks for Help
Monday May 6th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis met with Israeli President Shimon Peres who warned him that “the Middle East is ‘disintegrating’ and that the pontiff ‘has an important role’ to play in bringing peace to the region and the world.” Peres told the Pope…
View This Article →Mario Monti Meets with Pope Francis
Thursday May 2nd, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsOn April 26, 2013, Pope Francis met with Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti. The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by his wife Elsa, met with Pope Francis for about 20 minutes. The meeting came just two days before Monti completed…
View This Article →Italian President: A Good Example to Pope Francis
Tuesday April 30th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis called Giorgio Napolitano, the newly re-elected president of Italy. “The Pope expressed his gratitude and his admiration for the Italian president.” “Mr. President, I called to thank you for your example,” Pope Francis told the president. “You have…
View This Article →Madagascar Wonders After…
Monday April 29th, 2013 in Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsPope Francis received Andry Nirina Rajoelina, president of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar in audience at the Vatican. The president also met with Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States. The cordial talks, focused on the good relations…
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