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If You Think the Sky is Falling, Check out the Prophecies of the 1970s

Forty years is roughly the length of a working lifetime — and long enough for history to have taken some unexpected turns. And to have proved that long-term forecasts based on extrapolations of existing trends usually end up wide of the mark. The list of failed prophecies from the 1970s is rather long. The conventional […] Continue reading →

The Chill of a World Waiting to be Warmed

Kathryn Lopez, My predominant memory from a year ago this week was the rain. There was a ceaseless downpour everywhere in Rome. I was among the influx of media there to cover the coming election of a new pope. During that Lenten season, no one predicted what was to come — a Rolling Stone cover […] Continue reading →

Pope urges “courageous” ways to help families

Cardinals from around the globe began discussing some of the most contentious issues in the church on Thursday following findings from Vatican-mandated surveys that many Catholics reject church teaching on contraception, divorce and homosexuality. Pope Francis opened the two-day meeting by urging his cardinals to find “intelligent, courageous” ways to help families without delving into […] Continue reading →

Italy issues 90 mafia arrest warrants, seizes pizza restaurants

Italian police on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 90 suspected members of a Naples mafia clan and seized assets worth millions of euros, including dozens of well-known pizza restaurants in Rome. One suspect, a 42-year-old Roman man charged with extortion, killed himself by jumping off his fourth-floor balcony when police arrived at his home to […] Continue reading →

US News: Catholics have taken over the Supreme Court, or something

by Ed Morrissey, It’s difficult to pick a place to start with Jamie Stiehm’s anti-Catholic diatribe yesterday that US News’ editors somehow decided to publish as part of their opinion section. It’s such a target-rich environment that it challenges the restrictions of fair use and copyright law, but so ludicrously entertaining that it rises to […] Continue reading →

Pope Reaches out to ‘Indifferent’ Catholics

Pope Francis offered another gesture to Catholics who are estranged from the church, saying Monday he respects them but that God is waiting for them. Francis made the comments after he celebrated Epiphany, a major Catholic feast day that recalls the visit to the infant Jesus Christ by three kings. “I would like to tell […] Continue reading →

Netanyahu in Rome: Western sanctions regime against Iranians already unraveling

“There appears to be general relaxation of sanctions, and a rush to accommodate Iran,” PM warns. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s criticism of the world powers’ interim agreement with Iran went from warning the accord would lead to an unraveling of the sanctions regime, to stating in Rome on Monday that this is already happening. “There […] Continue reading →

Possibly the only Agenda 21 Course on the Internet

Agenda 21 Course If you are reading this, you must want to know more about Agenda 21. Well, good news-you have arrived at the right place! This is the site of possibly the only Agenda 21 Course on the Internet. When you are done with the ten topical lessons and the accompanying materials, you will understand […] Continue reading →

Pope Francis will not meet with Netanyahu

Middle East Monitor A “diplomatic embarrassment” has arisen following the refusal of Pope Francis I to meet with Israel’s prime minister at short notice. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had already announced that a meeting would take place during his visit to Italy, reported Haaretz, but the pope has no plans in this regard. Palestinian President Mahmoud […] Continue reading →

HEY, NANCY BOYS: The Early Church Rebelled Against Oppressive Governments

Doug Giles The Christians of the first century were rebels with a cause. They weren’t the hair-spray-addicted, religious sponges of pop culture and oppressive governments looking to be ogled by an Oprah-addled crowd or breastfed by some big government tit . Oh, no, senorita. The primitive church was out to change the world. After Jerusalem […] Continue reading →

Pope draws 3M to Mass as Brazil trip closes

Pope Francis’ historic trip to his home continent ended Sunday after a marathon weeklong visit to Brazil that drew millions of people onto the sands of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world’s largest Catholic country. Dignitaries including Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer turned […] Continue reading →

Understanding Liberals and Progressives

In order to understand the liberal and progressive agenda, one must know something about their world vision and values. Let’s examine some of the evidence. Why the 1970s struggle to ban DDT? Alexander King, founder of the Malthusian Club of Rome, wrote in a 1990 biographical essay: “My own doubts came when DDT was introduced […] Continue reading →