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07/ 2/2014 -Potential change of guard in IOR leadership rocks the boat-Ernst Von Freyberg-The IOR could have a new head soon as the Institute’s restructuring process is about to get underway and as Ernst Von Freyberg’s mandate comes to an end: the Vatican is seeking a full time manager-GIACOMO GALEAZZI ANDREA TORNIELLI-Vatican Insider
vatican city-He was nominated in extremis in February 2013 after the announcement of Benedict XVI’s resignation. He came from Germany to lift the image of the IOR, the Vatican Institute for the Works of Religion, which has been president-less for nine months following the ousting of Ettore Gotti Tedeschi right in the midst of the Vatileaks scandal in 2012. But now his position is looking increasingly precarious. Ernst Von Freyberg, the German lawyer-entrepreneur at the helm of the “Vatican bank”, could be leaving his post in the next few weeks.Given the precedents that have been occurred within the IOR, what immediately comes to one’s mind are power struggles and groups contesting the much coveted control of the “Vatican bank”. Recent episodes such as the gift of 15 million Euros, which Ettore Bernabei gave to Lux Vide, demonstrate that the IOR’s financial resources have been used to fund all sorts of different operations. In actual fact, the explanation is at once simpler and more complex: Simpler because by now, everyone in the Holy See is talking about the need for a full time president for the IOR instead of a part time one. Von Freyberg is in Rome on average three days a week and has not moved his family over from Germany; he has a business to run. More complex, because misunderstandings over the internal management of the IOR are allegedly at the root of the president’s potential exit.Readers will recall that thanks to the Institute’s dedicated, professional press office after Von Freyberg took up his post, to a media campaign was launched to promote transparency. In his first interview, he spoke about the excellent team he was forming, together with director general Paolo Cipriani and his deputy, Massimo Tulli. Not long after this, the two were forced to leave the IOR. This happened exactly one year ago, in light of the developments in the inquiry into Mgr. Nunzio Scarano. But the minor media incident did not call into question the Vatican leaders’ trust in Freyberg. Freyberg had set the ball rolling for a series of important consultations and tasks assigned to external firms.Mgr. Battista Ricca played a key role in the whole affair. Pope Francis nominated him interim prelate of the IOR and according to the statute, he was in charge of maintaining the link between the IOR and the commission of cardinals in charge of overseeing the Institute. It was Ricca who wrote a letter to Von Freyberg in recent weeks, criticizing him for not always sending all information requested by the cardinals’ commission on time, for example in the case of the consultation service provided by Promontory Financial Group (hired to review the “Vatican bank’s” finances) and the progress made in bringing the IOR in line with anti-money laundering standards.According to a number of Vatican sources, the new Secretary for the Economy led by Australian cardinal George Pell would also tend for a replacement and would aim to keep the IOR even more in check, taking a more managerial and modern approach to the Institute’s reform and simplifying its structure. This reform process could involve the partial or total replacement of the “Vatican bank’s” heads.The coming days are going to be crucial in terms of what will finally happen: the Council of Cardinals (the C8) tasked with the reform of the Roman Curia is holding a meeting that will run until Friday. The commission of cardinals overseeing the IOR and the Council for the Economy are also expected to meet. Von Freyberg’s mandate is almost at an end, as are those of the entire board. Von Freyberg was only called in to complete the five-year term begun by Gotti Tedeschi in September 2009.
07/ 2/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-Pope and “C9” express esteem for Von Freyberg and changes are on the horizon for the IOR-St. Peter's Square-By now Parolin is a full member of the “C8”. Francis and his cardinal advisors examine the situation of the Governorate and the Secretariat of State.Meanwhile, the dicastery reshuffle continues-Iacopo Scaramuzzi
vatican city-In a meeting that runs from today to Friday, Francis and the Council of Cardinals expressed their esteem for the current president of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), Ernst Von Freyberg, and announced that change is just around the corner for the IOR. This change will be revealed next week. The Council of Cardinals in charge of reforming the Roman Curia and the government of the universal Church (C8) is now referred to as the “C9” because of the Secretary of State Pietro Parolin’s steady participation.In a press briefing, the Vatican spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi, said the focus of the Council’s fifth meeting since the start of Francis’ pontificate was threefold: a presentation was given on the situation in the Governorate and the Secretariat of State, an in-depth look at the reshuffle of the Vatican dicasteries and the IOR. Regarding the news stories and questions that have been circulating in the press in recent days – particularly those concerning the possibility of the president of the IOR giving up his position soon – Fr. Lombardi stated that “the IOR is going through a natural and peaceful transition and development process. President Ernst Von Freyberg’s contribution is still deeply appreciated and greatly valued. It is possible and in fact likely that further clarifications will be given next week, after the Council for the Economy meets Saturday.”This meeting, which will take place while the Pope is visiting the southern Italian region of Molise, will deal with the statutes and the future work schedule” and the Council of Cardinals “will be informed of developments regarding the IOR and the Prefecture for Economic Affairs will provide information on the 2013 budget and the budget forecast for 2014. Fr. Lombardi also announced that “Next week – probably on Wednesday - there is likely going to be a press conference on various issues relating to the work of the Council and of the Secretariat for the Economy, including the IOR.” This week’s C9 meeting was also attended “on two occasions” by cardinals from the Supervisory Commission on the IOR (president Santos Abril y Castelló, Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, Jean-Louis Tauran, Thomas Christopher Collins and Christopher Schönborn who was absent) , the Vatican spokesman said. “They examined the transition process and the work done in greater depth, also based on the findings of the commissions,” the Commissions for Reference on the IOR and on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA), which recently concluded their mission and the IOR’s “current presidency and its development prospects.”Fr. Lombardi stressed that as of today, the C8 officially becomes the C9: “While before it was referred to as the C8 plus one, I can now confirm it has now become the C9 because the cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin is “systematically taking part” in the discussions held by the Council of Cardinals and is a full member. A papal chirography has not yet been issued to make the decision official, Fr. Lombardi told journalists.At this week’s meeting Cardinal Parolin presented a report on the Secretariat of State, “its situation and its functions” and Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, the Vatican’s Governor, presented a report on the Governorate. The meeting also focused on the reshuffling of the Vatican dicasteries. The Pope and his cardinal advisors resumed the discussion on “the congregations, pontifical councils and Curia bodies,” Fr. Lombardi said, “taking steps forward after the first round, for the reformulation of the apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia.” The Jesuit recalled that in previous meetings, the Council of Cardinals looked into the possibility of reorganizing the current Roman dicasteries: “The Council’s secretariat led by Mgr. Marcello Semeraro, gathered all the material and the members of the Council split the various tasks among them so as to examine each question separately. Now that the first round is complete, there has been a bit more integration between the Governorate and the Secretariat of State but the situation remains relatively open” and it is still “premature to talk about document drafts.” At the C8’s previous meeting it emerged that a new apostolic constitution that would replace the current “Pastor Bonus” is not expected before 2015. The Pope is always present at the C9 meetings and unlike the other meetings, which he had to miss because of the Wednesday General Audience, this Wednesday he did not have to miss anything as the General Audiences have stopped for the summer break. The Commission for the Protection of Minors led by Sean O’Malley - a member of the C9 – will meet on Sunday and on Monday, a group of paedophilia victims will attend the Pope’s morning mass in St. Martha’s House.
06/28/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-“Together towards unity despite our differing starting points,” Francis tells Orthodox-The Pope-Yet another display of Francis’ tour de force. At today’s audience with the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Vatican, the Pope called the embrace between Athenagoras and Paul VI in Jerusalem 50 years ago, a “prophetic gesture”-Domenico Agasso jr
Rome-Today Francis received the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, in audience. After this, he received the President of Madagascar, Hery Rajaonarim Ampianina, followed by a Delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, to whom he gave a speech to. Finally, he met with the President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, Mgr. Zygmunt Zimowski. He also tweeted: “To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents.” Some said Francis looked a bit tired, others noticed he had a bit of a cough, while others still assured that the Pope was on top form and smiling. One thing is clear: after yesterday’s mild indisposition which prevented him from visiting Rome’s Agostino Gemelli” hospital, the Pope resumed his activities as normal and with great energy, as always.The Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople paid their traditional visit to Rome to mark the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.The Delegation, which was sent by Bartholomew I, was led by the Metropolitan of Pergamo, Ioannis (Zizioulas) who is also co-president of the International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches; he was accompanied by the Archbishop of Telmissos Job and Patriarchal Archdeacon John Chryssavgis.
The embrace between Athenagoras and Paul VI 50 years ago in Jerusalem was a “prophetic gesture” which “gave decisive impulse to a journey which, thank God, has never ceased,” Francis said in his address to the Patriarchal Delegation. In his greeting to the Ecumenical Patriarch, Francis said: “I have vivid and moving memories of my recent meetings with my beloved brother Bartholomaios.” “During our common pilgrimage to the Land of Jesus, we were able to relive the gift of that embrace between our venerable predecessors, Athenagoras I and Paul VI, which took place fifty years ago in the holy city of Jerusalem. I consider it a special gift from the Lord that we were able to venerate the holy places together and to pray at each other’s side at the place of Christ’s burial, where we can actually touch the foundation of our hope,” Francis went on to say.“The joy of that meeting was then renewed when, in a certain sense, we concluded our pilgrimage here at the tomb of the Apostle Peter as we joined in fervent prayer, together with the Presidents of Israel and Palestine, for the gift of peace in the Holy Land,” Francis continued. “The Lord granted us these occasions of fraternal encounter, in which we were able to express the love uniting us in Christ, and to renew our mutual desire to walk together along the path to full unity.”The Pope expressed the hope that the Catholic and Orthodox Churches would “look at one another with the eyes of faith and to see ourselves as we truly are in God’s plan, according to the designs of his eternal will, and not what we have become as a result of the historical consequences of our sins.” “The Lord granted us these occasions of fraternal encounter,” Francis added, “to renew our mutual desire to walk together along the path to full unity.” “If all of us can learn, prompted by the Spirit, to look at one another in God,” he continued, “our path will be even straighter and our cooperation all the more easy in the many areas of daily life which already happily unite us.”This way of “looking at one another in God” is nourished by faith, hope and love; it gives rise to an authentic theological reflection which is truly scientia Dei, a participation in that vision which God has of himself and of us. It is a reflection which can only bring us closer to one another on the path of unity, despite our differing starting points.” “I hope and I pray, then,” Francis said, “that the work of the Joint International Commission can be a sign of this profound understanding, this theology “on its knees”.”According to Francis, “the Commission’s reflections on the concepts of primacy and synodality, communion in the universal Church and the ministry of the Bishop of Rome will not be an academic exercise or a mere debate about irreconcilable positions.” “It is a journey upheld by the martyrdom of so many of our brothers and sisters who, by their witness to Jesus Christ the Lord, have brought about an ecumenism of blood,” the Pope emphasised.At the end of his softly but firmly pronounced speech, Francis greeted and thanked Patriarch Bartholomew and invited delegates from Constantinople “to continue to pray for me and for the ministry with which I have been entrusted.”
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
THE FLOODING IN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN IS EXPECTED TO COST $500,000.
Prairie flooding prompts evacuations in western Manitoba
CBC – JULY 1,14-YahooNews
Widespread overland flooding in Saskatchewan and Manitoba prompted the evacuation of some homes in western Manitoba on Tuesday night.The Rural Municipality of Wallace issued a mandatory evacuation order for an area almost five kilometres south of the Trans-Canada Highway from Kirkella, Man., a community near the Saskatchewan border, east to Road 161W.Residents in the affected area were urged to leave by 9 p.m. CT, as an influx of water was coming quickly. Evacuees were asked to report to a reception centre in nearby Virden, Man.It wasn't immediately clear how many people were affected by the municipality's evacuation order.Earlier in the evening, emergency officials in Virden put out an evacuation order for homes on the south side of Kenderdine Street, south of Highway 257 and east of Scallion Creek.Town officials also warned residents in the trailer court on Queen Street East and within town limits along Scallion Creek to be on high alert.About 10 to 12 homes have been affected by the mandatory evacuation, while people in another 40 homes are on high alert, the CBC's Caroline Barghout reported from Virden.Water coming from the west is pushing toward the town and raising existing flood levels."We, the RM of Wallace and the Town of Virden, believe strongly that a very strong surge of water has the potential to come our way in the very near future based on compromised infrastructure retaining large amounts of water," emergency officials stated in a news release.To ease the potential impact of further overland flooding, the municipality will cut Rural Road 157 to allow water to escape, according to officials.Some blue skies returned on Tuesday, but people in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba were sandbagging, building dikes, pumping out water and protecting homes from the flooding that has damaged roads, filled basements and covered thousands of hectares of cropland in water."It's crazy," Scott Wilson, a resident of Virden, said earlier in the day. "It's so disheartening when you just see it rising and rising."Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger toured the flood-affected areas on Tuesday and said the flooding is more severe than it was in the same area last year."This is very serious. It's the worst I've seen in several years. We were out here last year for a tornado and overland flooding, but this is more severe and more widespread," Selinger told reporters in Deloraine, Man."It's having a huge impact not only on farming, it's having a huge impact on the oil industry out here."Selinger said he is concerned about the amount of water flowing eastward into Manitoba from Saskatchewan through the river system.The premier, who also toured the city of Brandon and the community of Melita, said a Manitoba Conservation helicopter will be moved to Brandon to help with any medical emergencies there.In Saskatchewan, 53 communities have declared local states of emergency while in Manitoba, 34 municipalities have done the same.The damage began last weekend when some municipalities received 100 to 200 millimetres of rain.Near Virden, the bridge on Highway 257 has been closed due to concerns it is unsafe, a situation echoed in various other rural areas.Crews spent Monday and Tuesday sandbagging while dozens of residents who were forced out of their homes registered at the local evacuation centre.
The Manitoba government said as of Tuesday afternoon, approximately 200 people have had to leave their homes because of the flooding.Across the border in Saskatchewan, another evacuation was taking place Tuesday.Amid rising water levels, the hospital and care home in Melville were evacuated. Some 157 patients from both facilities were moved to the hockey rink.Melville Mayor Walter Streelasky said he regretted having to move patients, but there's no choice. "We've got water that's creeping in around our hospital, so we're taking no chances and a full scale evacuation is on," he said. "We've got a tremendous amount of volunteers sandbagging and doing all these things."CBC Regina said the Red Cross is on its way, but the mayor said in the meantime, more volunteers are needed.The evacuations come even as the Trans-Canada Highway reopened from Virden to the Saskatchewan border, and clearer skies are in the forecast for flood-affected areas of western Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan.The stretch of the Trans-Canada had been closed due to water over the road. In Manitoba.On the Saskatchewan side, some sections of the Trans-Canada remained under water, including near Wolseley.The Trans-Canada remains closed between Grenfell, Sask., and Regina, according to information on the Saskatchewan government's website.The improved forecast provided some good news for residents in more than 60 communities in the two provinces contending with flood waters this week.In the western Manitoba city of Brandon, where a state of local emergency remains in effect, crews are getting the city's dikes ready for that eastward influx of water.A newer portion of the dike along 18th Street North will be closed in with clay at Grand Valley Road, blocking traffic in the coming days, according to city officials.As well, crews will put in clay to close the end of a dike near 18th Street North and Conservation Drive.Canada Day in Brandon started off with rain, as the city prepared to ask the province to begin a disaster financial assistance program.Residents are being asked to report damage related to downed trees, basement flooding or overland flooding.No homes are currently threatened in Melita, but several businesses have received notice that they could be at risk if water levels continue to rise."It's been a bit dicey this time," said Mayor Bob Walker."We've had big water coming from our creeks, which hasn't always been the issue — it's always been the Souris River that has threatened our dike system."The province also activated the Red River Floodway Tuesday morning, citing fears about homes in Winnipeg.In Saskatchewan, the Trans-Canada Highway closure stopped one Saskatchewan Roughrider fan from making it to Monday's game. Steve Laschuk said he had to take refuge at a motel near Wolseley, Sask."It was quite alarming because when we were travelling back from Winnipeg, the whole way until we hit Wolseley — [there] was just torrential downpour," he said.He said the motel was later evacuated for fear of flooding.Laschuk and the other motel guests were taken to the town hall, but he said a family took him and his wife in for the night."Luckily, [we were] put up with a kind family," he said. "A bit of an adventure for a simple weekend away."Laschuk said townspeople really pulled together to help those who were stranded in the community.
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
20 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-07-02 12:06:33 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)20 earthquakes in map area
3.7 85km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2014-07-02 10:01:15 UTC-04:00 68.0 km
4.9 178km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia 2014-07-02 07:42:31 UTC-04:00 35.0 km
2.6 73km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2014-07-02 07:01:35 UTC-04:00 13.0 km
2.6 9km SE of Waimea, Hawaii 2014-07-02 06:55:20 UTC-04:00 17.5 km
5.2 166km NNW of Visokoi Island, 2014-07-02 06:02:30 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
2.6 13km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-07-02 05:00:37 UTC-04:00 2.0 km
5.0 78km SSE of Lolayan, Indonesia 2014-07-02 03:24:29 UTC-04:00 80.5 km
2.9 63km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-07-02 02:35:09 UTC-04:00 7.0 km
5.4 Balleny Islands region 2014-07-02 01:53:30 UTC-04:00 16.1 km
3.5 36km ENE of Noatak, Alaska 2014-07-01 23:10:33 UTC-04:00 17.1 km
2.8 26km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-07-01 21:49:46 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
2.7 52km S of Lone Pine, California 2014-07-01 21:39:57 UTC-04:00 3.7 km
2.6 14km E of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 2014-07-01 21:05:05 UTC-04:00 27.0 km
3.1 16km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-07-01 21:02:00 UTC-04:00 124.8 km
2.7 37km E of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-07-01 20:06:07 UTC-04:00 28.0 km
2.6 90km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2014-07-01 19:06:32 UTC-04:00 41.0 km
5.1 140km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-07-01 14:14:53 UTC-04:00 26.8 km
5.2 134km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-07-01 14:11:48 UTC-04:00 7.4 km
4.7 14km SSW of Makurazaki, Japan 2014-07-01 12:28:14 UTC-04:00 169.2 km
4.5 119km S of Unalaska, Alaska 2014-07-01 12:09:56 UTC-04:00 24.1 km
07/ 2/2014 -Potential change of guard in IOR leadership rocks the boat-Ernst Von Freyberg-The IOR could have a new head soon as the Institute’s restructuring process is about to get underway and as Ernst Von Freyberg’s mandate comes to an end: the Vatican is seeking a full time manager-GIACOMO GALEAZZI ANDREA TORNIELLI-Vatican Insider
vatican city-He was nominated in extremis in February 2013 after the announcement of Benedict XVI’s resignation. He came from Germany to lift the image of the IOR, the Vatican Institute for the Works of Religion, which has been president-less for nine months following the ousting of Ettore Gotti Tedeschi right in the midst of the Vatileaks scandal in 2012. But now his position is looking increasingly precarious. Ernst Von Freyberg, the German lawyer-entrepreneur at the helm of the “Vatican bank”, could be leaving his post in the next few weeks.Given the precedents that have been occurred within the IOR, what immediately comes to one’s mind are power struggles and groups contesting the much coveted control of the “Vatican bank”. Recent episodes such as the gift of 15 million Euros, which Ettore Bernabei gave to Lux Vide, demonstrate that the IOR’s financial resources have been used to fund all sorts of different operations. In actual fact, the explanation is at once simpler and more complex: Simpler because by now, everyone in the Holy See is talking about the need for a full time president for the IOR instead of a part time one. Von Freyberg is in Rome on average three days a week and has not moved his family over from Germany; he has a business to run. More complex, because misunderstandings over the internal management of the IOR are allegedly at the root of the president’s potential exit.Readers will recall that thanks to the Institute’s dedicated, professional press office after Von Freyberg took up his post, to a media campaign was launched to promote transparency. In his first interview, he spoke about the excellent team he was forming, together with director general Paolo Cipriani and his deputy, Massimo Tulli. Not long after this, the two were forced to leave the IOR. This happened exactly one year ago, in light of the developments in the inquiry into Mgr. Nunzio Scarano. But the minor media incident did not call into question the Vatican leaders’ trust in Freyberg. Freyberg had set the ball rolling for a series of important consultations and tasks assigned to external firms.Mgr. Battista Ricca played a key role in the whole affair. Pope Francis nominated him interim prelate of the IOR and according to the statute, he was in charge of maintaining the link between the IOR and the commission of cardinals in charge of overseeing the Institute. It was Ricca who wrote a letter to Von Freyberg in recent weeks, criticizing him for not always sending all information requested by the cardinals’ commission on time, for example in the case of the consultation service provided by Promontory Financial Group (hired to review the “Vatican bank’s” finances) and the progress made in bringing the IOR in line with anti-money laundering standards.According to a number of Vatican sources, the new Secretary for the Economy led by Australian cardinal George Pell would also tend for a replacement and would aim to keep the IOR even more in check, taking a more managerial and modern approach to the Institute’s reform and simplifying its structure. This reform process could involve the partial or total replacement of the “Vatican bank’s” heads.The coming days are going to be crucial in terms of what will finally happen: the Council of Cardinals (the C8) tasked with the reform of the Roman Curia is holding a meeting that will run until Friday. The commission of cardinals overseeing the IOR and the Council for the Economy are also expected to meet. Von Freyberg’s mandate is almost at an end, as are those of the entire board. Von Freyberg was only called in to complete the five-year term begun by Gotti Tedeschi in September 2009.
07/ 2/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-Pope and “C9” express esteem for Von Freyberg and changes are on the horizon for the IOR-St. Peter's Square-By now Parolin is a full member of the “C8”. Francis and his cardinal advisors examine the situation of the Governorate and the Secretariat of State.Meanwhile, the dicastery reshuffle continues-Iacopo Scaramuzzi
vatican city-In a meeting that runs from today to Friday, Francis and the Council of Cardinals expressed their esteem for the current president of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), Ernst Von Freyberg, and announced that change is just around the corner for the IOR. This change will be revealed next week. The Council of Cardinals in charge of reforming the Roman Curia and the government of the universal Church (C8) is now referred to as the “C9” because of the Secretary of State Pietro Parolin’s steady participation.In a press briefing, the Vatican spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi, said the focus of the Council’s fifth meeting since the start of Francis’ pontificate was threefold: a presentation was given on the situation in the Governorate and the Secretariat of State, an in-depth look at the reshuffle of the Vatican dicasteries and the IOR. Regarding the news stories and questions that have been circulating in the press in recent days – particularly those concerning the possibility of the president of the IOR giving up his position soon – Fr. Lombardi stated that “the IOR is going through a natural and peaceful transition and development process. President Ernst Von Freyberg’s contribution is still deeply appreciated and greatly valued. It is possible and in fact likely that further clarifications will be given next week, after the Council for the Economy meets Saturday.”This meeting, which will take place while the Pope is visiting the southern Italian region of Molise, will deal with the statutes and the future work schedule” and the Council of Cardinals “will be informed of developments regarding the IOR and the Prefecture for Economic Affairs will provide information on the 2013 budget and the budget forecast for 2014. Fr. Lombardi also announced that “Next week – probably on Wednesday - there is likely going to be a press conference on various issues relating to the work of the Council and of the Secretariat for the Economy, including the IOR.” This week’s C9 meeting was also attended “on two occasions” by cardinals from the Supervisory Commission on the IOR (president Santos Abril y Castelló, Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, Jean-Louis Tauran, Thomas Christopher Collins and Christopher Schönborn who was absent) , the Vatican spokesman said. “They examined the transition process and the work done in greater depth, also based on the findings of the commissions,” the Commissions for Reference on the IOR and on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA), which recently concluded their mission and the IOR’s “current presidency and its development prospects.”Fr. Lombardi stressed that as of today, the C8 officially becomes the C9: “While before it was referred to as the C8 plus one, I can now confirm it has now become the C9 because the cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin is “systematically taking part” in the discussions held by the Council of Cardinals and is a full member. A papal chirography has not yet been issued to make the decision official, Fr. Lombardi told journalists.At this week’s meeting Cardinal Parolin presented a report on the Secretariat of State, “its situation and its functions” and Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, the Vatican’s Governor, presented a report on the Governorate. The meeting also focused on the reshuffling of the Vatican dicasteries. The Pope and his cardinal advisors resumed the discussion on “the congregations, pontifical councils and Curia bodies,” Fr. Lombardi said, “taking steps forward after the first round, for the reformulation of the apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia.” The Jesuit recalled that in previous meetings, the Council of Cardinals looked into the possibility of reorganizing the current Roman dicasteries: “The Council’s secretariat led by Mgr. Marcello Semeraro, gathered all the material and the members of the Council split the various tasks among them so as to examine each question separately. Now that the first round is complete, there has been a bit more integration between the Governorate and the Secretariat of State but the situation remains relatively open” and it is still “premature to talk about document drafts.” At the C8’s previous meeting it emerged that a new apostolic constitution that would replace the current “Pastor Bonus” is not expected before 2015. The Pope is always present at the C9 meetings and unlike the other meetings, which he had to miss because of the Wednesday General Audience, this Wednesday he did not have to miss anything as the General Audiences have stopped for the summer break. The Commission for the Protection of Minors led by Sean O’Malley - a member of the C9 – will meet on Sunday and on Monday, a group of paedophilia victims will attend the Pope’s morning mass in St. Martha’s House.
06/28/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-“Together towards unity despite our differing starting points,” Francis tells Orthodox-The Pope-Yet another display of Francis’ tour de force. At today’s audience with the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Vatican, the Pope called the embrace between Athenagoras and Paul VI in Jerusalem 50 years ago, a “prophetic gesture”-Domenico Agasso jr
Rome-Today Francis received the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, in audience. After this, he received the President of Madagascar, Hery Rajaonarim Ampianina, followed by a Delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, to whom he gave a speech to. Finally, he met with the President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, Mgr. Zygmunt Zimowski. He also tweeted: “To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents.” Some said Francis looked a bit tired, others noticed he had a bit of a cough, while others still assured that the Pope was on top form and smiling. One thing is clear: after yesterday’s mild indisposition which prevented him from visiting Rome’s Agostino Gemelli” hospital, the Pope resumed his activities as normal and with great energy, as always.The Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople paid their traditional visit to Rome to mark the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.The Delegation, which was sent by Bartholomew I, was led by the Metropolitan of Pergamo, Ioannis (Zizioulas) who is also co-president of the International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches; he was accompanied by the Archbishop of Telmissos Job and Patriarchal Archdeacon John Chryssavgis.
The embrace between Athenagoras and Paul VI 50 years ago in Jerusalem was a “prophetic gesture” which “gave decisive impulse to a journey which, thank God, has never ceased,” Francis said in his address to the Patriarchal Delegation. In his greeting to the Ecumenical Patriarch, Francis said: “I have vivid and moving memories of my recent meetings with my beloved brother Bartholomaios.” “During our common pilgrimage to the Land of Jesus, we were able to relive the gift of that embrace between our venerable predecessors, Athenagoras I and Paul VI, which took place fifty years ago in the holy city of Jerusalem. I consider it a special gift from the Lord that we were able to venerate the holy places together and to pray at each other’s side at the place of Christ’s burial, where we can actually touch the foundation of our hope,” Francis went on to say.“The joy of that meeting was then renewed when, in a certain sense, we concluded our pilgrimage here at the tomb of the Apostle Peter as we joined in fervent prayer, together with the Presidents of Israel and Palestine, for the gift of peace in the Holy Land,” Francis continued. “The Lord granted us these occasions of fraternal encounter, in which we were able to express the love uniting us in Christ, and to renew our mutual desire to walk together along the path to full unity.”The Pope expressed the hope that the Catholic and Orthodox Churches would “look at one another with the eyes of faith and to see ourselves as we truly are in God’s plan, according to the designs of his eternal will, and not what we have become as a result of the historical consequences of our sins.” “The Lord granted us these occasions of fraternal encounter,” Francis added, “to renew our mutual desire to walk together along the path to full unity.” “If all of us can learn, prompted by the Spirit, to look at one another in God,” he continued, “our path will be even straighter and our cooperation all the more easy in the many areas of daily life which already happily unite us.”This way of “looking at one another in God” is nourished by faith, hope and love; it gives rise to an authentic theological reflection which is truly scientia Dei, a participation in that vision which God has of himself and of us. It is a reflection which can only bring us closer to one another on the path of unity, despite our differing starting points.” “I hope and I pray, then,” Francis said, “that the work of the Joint International Commission can be a sign of this profound understanding, this theology “on its knees”.”According to Francis, “the Commission’s reflections on the concepts of primacy and synodality, communion in the universal Church and the ministry of the Bishop of Rome will not be an academic exercise or a mere debate about irreconcilable positions.” “It is a journey upheld by the martyrdom of so many of our brothers and sisters who, by their witness to Jesus Christ the Lord, have brought about an ecumenism of blood,” the Pope emphasised.At the end of his softly but firmly pronounced speech, Francis greeted and thanked Patriarch Bartholomew and invited delegates from Constantinople “to continue to pray for me and for the ministry with which I have been entrusted.”
STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
THE FLOODING IN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN IS EXPECTED TO COST $500,000.
Prairie flooding prompts evacuations in western Manitoba
CBC – JULY 1,14-YahooNews
Widespread overland flooding in Saskatchewan and Manitoba prompted the evacuation of some homes in western Manitoba on Tuesday night.The Rural Municipality of Wallace issued a mandatory evacuation order for an area almost five kilometres south of the Trans-Canada Highway from Kirkella, Man., a community near the Saskatchewan border, east to Road 161W.Residents in the affected area were urged to leave by 9 p.m. CT, as an influx of water was coming quickly. Evacuees were asked to report to a reception centre in nearby Virden, Man.It wasn't immediately clear how many people were affected by the municipality's evacuation order.Earlier in the evening, emergency officials in Virden put out an evacuation order for homes on the south side of Kenderdine Street, south of Highway 257 and east of Scallion Creek.Town officials also warned residents in the trailer court on Queen Street East and within town limits along Scallion Creek to be on high alert.About 10 to 12 homes have been affected by the mandatory evacuation, while people in another 40 homes are on high alert, the CBC's Caroline Barghout reported from Virden.Water coming from the west is pushing toward the town and raising existing flood levels."We, the RM of Wallace and the Town of Virden, believe strongly that a very strong surge of water has the potential to come our way in the very near future based on compromised infrastructure retaining large amounts of water," emergency officials stated in a news release.To ease the potential impact of further overland flooding, the municipality will cut Rural Road 157 to allow water to escape, according to officials.Some blue skies returned on Tuesday, but people in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba were sandbagging, building dikes, pumping out water and protecting homes from the flooding that has damaged roads, filled basements and covered thousands of hectares of cropland in water."It's crazy," Scott Wilson, a resident of Virden, said earlier in the day. "It's so disheartening when you just see it rising and rising."Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger toured the flood-affected areas on Tuesday and said the flooding is more severe than it was in the same area last year."This is very serious. It's the worst I've seen in several years. We were out here last year for a tornado and overland flooding, but this is more severe and more widespread," Selinger told reporters in Deloraine, Man."It's having a huge impact not only on farming, it's having a huge impact on the oil industry out here."Selinger said he is concerned about the amount of water flowing eastward into Manitoba from Saskatchewan through the river system.The premier, who also toured the city of Brandon and the community of Melita, said a Manitoba Conservation helicopter will be moved to Brandon to help with any medical emergencies there.In Saskatchewan, 53 communities have declared local states of emergency while in Manitoba, 34 municipalities have done the same.The damage began last weekend when some municipalities received 100 to 200 millimetres of rain.Near Virden, the bridge on Highway 257 has been closed due to concerns it is unsafe, a situation echoed in various other rural areas.Crews spent Monday and Tuesday sandbagging while dozens of residents who were forced out of their homes registered at the local evacuation centre.
The Manitoba government said as of Tuesday afternoon, approximately 200 people have had to leave their homes because of the flooding.Across the border in Saskatchewan, another evacuation was taking place Tuesday.Amid rising water levels, the hospital and care home in Melville were evacuated. Some 157 patients from both facilities were moved to the hockey rink.Melville Mayor Walter Streelasky said he regretted having to move patients, but there's no choice. "We've got water that's creeping in around our hospital, so we're taking no chances and a full scale evacuation is on," he said. "We've got a tremendous amount of volunteers sandbagging and doing all these things."CBC Regina said the Red Cross is on its way, but the mayor said in the meantime, more volunteers are needed.The evacuations come even as the Trans-Canada Highway reopened from Virden to the Saskatchewan border, and clearer skies are in the forecast for flood-affected areas of western Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan.The stretch of the Trans-Canada had been closed due to water over the road. In Manitoba.On the Saskatchewan side, some sections of the Trans-Canada remained under water, including near Wolseley.The Trans-Canada remains closed between Grenfell, Sask., and Regina, according to information on the Saskatchewan government's website.The improved forecast provided some good news for residents in more than 60 communities in the two provinces contending with flood waters this week.In the western Manitoba city of Brandon, where a state of local emergency remains in effect, crews are getting the city's dikes ready for that eastward influx of water.A newer portion of the dike along 18th Street North will be closed in with clay at Grand Valley Road, blocking traffic in the coming days, according to city officials.As well, crews will put in clay to close the end of a dike near 18th Street North and Conservation Drive.Canada Day in Brandon started off with rain, as the city prepared to ask the province to begin a disaster financial assistance program.Residents are being asked to report damage related to downed trees, basement flooding or overland flooding.No homes are currently threatened in Melita, but several businesses have received notice that they could be at risk if water levels continue to rise."It's been a bit dicey this time," said Mayor Bob Walker."We've had big water coming from our creeks, which hasn't always been the issue — it's always been the Souris River that has threatened our dike system."The province also activated the Red River Floodway Tuesday morning, citing fears about homes in Winnipeg.In Saskatchewan, the Trans-Canada Highway closure stopped one Saskatchewan Roughrider fan from making it to Monday's game. Steve Laschuk said he had to take refuge at a motel near Wolseley, Sask."It was quite alarming because when we were travelling back from Winnipeg, the whole way until we hit Wolseley — [there] was just torrential downpour," he said.He said the motel was later evacuated for fear of flooding.Laschuk and the other motel guests were taken to the town hall, but he said a family took him and his wife in for the night."Luckily, [we were] put up with a kind family," he said. "A bit of an adventure for a simple weekend away."Laschuk said townspeople really pulled together to help those who were stranded in the community.
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
20 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-07-02 12:06:33 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)20 earthquakes in map area
3.7 85km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 2014-07-02 10:01:15 UTC-04:00 68.0 km
4.9 178km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia 2014-07-02 07:42:31 UTC-04:00 35.0 km
2.6 73km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2014-07-02 07:01:35 UTC-04:00 13.0 km
2.6 9km SE of Waimea, Hawaii 2014-07-02 06:55:20 UTC-04:00 17.5 km
5.2 166km NNW of Visokoi Island, 2014-07-02 06:02:30 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
2.6 13km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-07-02 05:00:37 UTC-04:00 2.0 km
5.0 78km SSE of Lolayan, Indonesia 2014-07-02 03:24:29 UTC-04:00 80.5 km
2.9 63km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-07-02 02:35:09 UTC-04:00 7.0 km
5.4 Balleny Islands region 2014-07-02 01:53:30 UTC-04:00 16.1 km
3.5 36km ENE of Noatak, Alaska 2014-07-01 23:10:33 UTC-04:00 17.1 km
2.8 26km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-07-01 21:49:46 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
2.7 52km S of Lone Pine, California 2014-07-01 21:39:57 UTC-04:00 3.7 km
2.6 14km E of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 2014-07-01 21:05:05 UTC-04:00 27.0 km
3.1 16km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-07-01 21:02:00 UTC-04:00 124.8 km
2.7 37km E of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-07-01 20:06:07 UTC-04:00 28.0 km
2.6 90km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2014-07-01 19:06:32 UTC-04:00 41.0 km
5.1 140km SE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-07-01 14:14:53 UTC-04:00 26.8 km
5.2 134km SSE of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2014-07-01 14:11:48 UTC-04:00 7.4 km
4.7 14km SSW of Makurazaki, Japan 2014-07-01 12:28:14 UTC-04:00 169.2 km
4.5 119km S of Unalaska, Alaska 2014-07-01 12:09:56 UTC-04:00 24.1 km
