"On completing today the review of the Twelve Apostles called directly by Jesus during his earthly life, we cannot fail to mention the one who always appears in the last place: Judas Iscariot. We want to associate him with the person who was later chosen to substitute him, namely, Matthias."
Here is the address given by Monsignor Anthony Frontiero, official of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, to the annual meeting of the 56 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on commitments undertaken in the field of human rights.
A new study claims that around 8% of all Germans live under the poverty line. Some believe the country is giving birth to an underclass that, unlike the impoverished of previous generations, has completely given up on the future. It's the fiery political debate of the week in Berlin.
(Press: Germans in the poorhouse)
Delusions and Hysteria Rule the Frustrated Balkans.
Russia's ambassador to the European Union sent a strong signal that European leaders looking for more cooperation over oil and natural gas supplies would face resistance from President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Finland on Friday.
Gaza medics started reporting unseen injuries from Israeli weapons that cause severe burning and deep internal wounds, as well as amputation of organs or death. The Israeli military has constantly refused to provide information on or clarify what type of weapons it used.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that efforts by certain western states to destabilize and stage civil wars in Africa are aimed at securing their colonial interests.
The truth about the White House's plans for regime change
Invocations of Munich and a parade of new Hitlers won’t be enough to convince Americans that this is a good war.
Well, now that we have established a Democratic Dictatorship there seems to be some confusion. This is America! Constitutional Monarchy? It can’t happen here! We learned that in the third grade. It has happened here! With the passing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, America has its very first bona fide dictator!
Plummeting gas prices have been good news for the motoring public. They also raise the questions: Why? How? Manipulation can be physical or psychological. Yes, there are market forces - but they are market forces with a lot of push from Washington-related signals.
The world has entered a new, highly dangerous phase since the collapse of the US stock market bubble in 2001. I am speaking about the unsustainable basis of the very Dollar System itself.
The FED has switched signs for so long that investors now believe the signs, not the underlying roadways. The sign that says "falling rates" has meant "economic boom" for so many decades that most investors have forgotten that "falling rates" can mean "collapsing economy," as it did, 1930–32. Bernanke has rung the FedFunds bell: no more rate hikes. The salivating victims have rushed in to buy stocks.
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