Forbes ranks him immediately after the Presidents of Russia, the USA and China.  It is a most extraordinary result for this humble leader of the Catholic Church who has never in his life sought position, power or status, has always lived as a poor man and, until his election as Pope used public transport, shuns mundane events and gives priority attention to the world’s poor. MORE

The “Godmother of Punk” is going to play for Pope Francis in Rome at Christmas, even though left and right rip her for selling out or for a seemingly anti-religious line from an old song:

Most people don’t know that major corporations in America are funding the massive push to introduce homosexuality and transgenderism into the elementary school grades, pass laws across the country to criminalize Christian belief in the workplace, force “gay marriage” through the federal courts, viciously harass pro-family groups, and much more. They’re companies you likely buy from. MORE

Israel has proposed that EU countries invest in a multi-billion euro pipeline to carry its natural gas to the continent, noting that the supply from Israel would reduce Europe’s current dependence on natural gas from Russia. A proposal for the “massive” project was introduced by Israel’s Energy…Business Insider MORE

Liberal activists are at it again with another attempt to pressure TLC to cancel “19 Kids and Counting,” the successful cable television show featuring the Duggar family and their pro-life values. MORE

Relations between the Church and State have always been a thorny issue in Italian politics – and they have not got any easier during the economic slowdown.

Some critics have suggested that the Vatican and its churches enjoy too many tax privileges in the Italian law. MORE

It looked like a chilling scene from a Last Days, anti-Christ-takes-over-the-world disaster movie. Hundreds of Muslims take over America’s most notable church, prostrate on their prayer rugs as their unified chant echoes out in full volume: “There is only one god, he begets not and I bear witness that Muhammad is His only servant and Apostle.” MORE VIDEO: MORE

Are we witnessing the Gulf Stream closing down? Is the cold November in the US just a precursor of what is to come?

If we review how Ferguson has been handled by the news media and government, it indicates either a purposeful attempt to generate racial paranoia, violence and riots, or a case of incompetence and foolishness by those same two parties that is hard to fathom. MORE

Acknowledging California’s parched new reality, the city of San Diego has embraced a once-toxic idea: turning sewer water into drinking water.

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a $2.5billion plan to recycle wastewater, the latest example of how California cities are looking for new supplies amid a severe drought. MORE

Lately, “pro-choice” has been “evolving” into “pro-abortion”–including support for sex selection abortion.

But what if we find there is a gay gene that could identify fetuses who would have a propensity to be homosexual?  That may be on the horizon. MORE

The technique is based around the Fischer-Tropsch process developed in 1925, combined with solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOECs). The SOECs are used to convert electricity — supplied by renewable sources such as wind and solar — to steam. Oxygen is removed from this steam to produce hydrogen. MORE

Russia is getting ready for war

If you were driving along at saw what looked to be, at the very least, a small atomic explosion in the night sky, you might pull over. At the very least, to process what just happened. Not in Russia, where the second meteor in a year appears to have exploded over western Siberia. MORE

I don’t know if this is good news or bad news. One way to look at this would be if a child is born addicted to drugs, because of the parents, we try to cure him or her. Not let them be addicted for the rest of their lives. MORE

A este personaje convocó mister Bergoglio para la celebración de Navidad. ¡Qué afrenta a Nuestro Señor! No dejen de leer la letra de la canción que entona en este vídeo. MORE