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Rumors of Pope Francis resignation intensify amid appointment of new cardinals, unusual tripFrancis has fueled speculation that he may resign after announcing an usual visit to L’Aquila, which hosts the tomb of St. Celestine V, the last pope to resign before Benedict XVI.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis might be resigning according to the Associated Press. The AP reported that “Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced speculation that the 85-year-old Francis might be planning to follow in Benedict’s footsteps who also resigned when he was 85.” Recently the Pope has been seen traveling via wheelchair as illness...

That Kamala Harris is a big liability to the Biden administration at this point in her tenure as Vice President is something that appears even the White House itself is tacitly acknowledging if recent reports detailing the backroads places they’re having her travel to in the coming weeks are a reliable indicator. The reasons she’s become a hindrance more than a help to this administration have been documented extensively here, including most notably her failure at making any meaningful progress in determining the “root causes” of the southern border crisis, an assignment given to her by President Biden over a...

Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has formally resigned as global senior pastor in the wake of recent revelations that two women made serious complaints of misconduct against him in the last 10 years, officials announced Wednesday.“We would like to advise you that Pastor Brian Houston has resigned as Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church and the board has accepted his resignation,” a statement from the Hillsong Church Global and Australian boards published on the global megachurch network’s website said.“We understand there will be much emotion at this news, and we all share these feelings. Irrespective of the circumstances around this,...

Kamala Harris is a nightmare to work for, reportedly refusing to do her 'homework' her staff prepare for her and then blaming staff when her ignorance makes her a laughingstock to the public. Not surprisingly, she hasn't been able to keep staff. That was news a few months ago, and the bad public relations from it died down with the news cycle. But it doesn't mean the flight still isn't happening. The Daily Mail did some interesting digging and found this: Kamala Harris is losing her ninth staffer since June in deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh, who is moving to...

Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke about retiring from public life as demands for his termination have grown louder this week. Fauci, 81, told ABC News he is “certainly” thinking of retiring as President Biden’s top medical adviser. Suggesting he will stay on until the end of the pandemic, Fauci noted the pandemic might already be over.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to Joe Biden, hasn’t been seen much lately, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.How could it not? Dr. Fauci ran towards televisions cameras like a corrupt lawyer chasing ambulances. He never missed an opportunity to talk to the media, even when various controversies arose, be it when we learned that he had lied about funding gain-of-function research in Wuhan or that he had been told COVID-19 was potentially engineered but insisted for over a year that it came from nature. Fauci did...

CNN media reporter Brian Stelter said Sunday on his show “Reliable Sources” that his network faces a “legal mess” from executives Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and anchor Chris Cuomo’s exits. Stelter said, “When CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned this month, people wondered if another shoe was going to drop. Zucker tied his exit to his failure to disclose a romantic relationship with Allison Gollust But was there more to the story? A few days ago, Gollust also resigned, and now there are stories about the reasons why. It seems the second shoe was landed. Well-placed sources have told me...

Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned after weeks of criticism for his handling of anti-vaccine mandate protests that have paralysed the city. Protesters have occupied the downtown core of Canada's capital for 19 days, halting traffic and enraging residents. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday invoked the Emergencies Act as a "last resort" in response to the protests. Mr Sloly, 55, is expected to confirm his resignation after the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting later today. A former Canadian men's soccer player, Mr Sloly took over at the Ottawa Police Service in 2019, more than three decades after joining the...

Nine years ago Nine years ago this very hour I was dressing for work when the announcement came across the radio. It was devastating. I truly thought he was dying or had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and would be gone within the year. I loved him, I trusted him. He was like the grandfather I never knew. As long as I knew he was there, all would be well, or at least I thought. Since that time it has been a horror for the Church, for individual faithful Catholics. It has only become worse. When I look at him,...

An Ottawa Police Staff Sargent is resigning effectively immediately, likely over political leadership’s mishandling of the Freedom Convoy protests. “The National Telegraph has just gotten word from a source inside the Ottawa Police that one of their staff sergeants has resigned from his position today, likely over a disagreement with the city’s policing philosophy towards the Freedom Convoy,” the National Telegraph reported. “This is a major development for the Ottawa police as senior NCOs are the core of any police force and enforcing anything without their leadership is extremely difficult,” the report added. “The source also said that there are...

Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lose staff with the departure of yet another high-ranking member of her team. Kate Childs Graham, Harris' chief speechwriter, is leaving the vice president's office at the end of the month, sources told Fox News. A White House official told Fox News, "Kate is leaving the office, but not the family. The vice president is grateful for her service to the administration." "We are excited for her next step," the official added. This is far from the first resignation for the vice president's team. The office has seen a virtual exodus over the course...

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned from his position at the network Wednesday morning after failing to disclose a romantic relationship he had with another senior executive.“As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo’s tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,” he said, according to a statement posted to CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter’s Twitter. “I acknowledged the relationship evolved in recent years. I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn’t. I was wrong.”“As a result, I am resigning...

The head of the German Navy is stepping down over controversial comments favorable to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I have asked Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to relieve me from my duties with immediate effect," Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach said in a statement"What he (Putin) really wants is respect," Schoenbach said. "And my God, giving someone respect is low cost, even no cost... It is easy to give him the respect he really demands - and probably also deserves." Schoenbach added that he believes Ukraine joining NATO is not a "smart" idea., according to Reuters. "The minister has accepted my request."

Rick Saleeby, Jake Tapper’s former producer at CNN, has resigned and is now under investigation by law enforcement after text messages of his were made public by Project Veritas. The texts showed him soliciting photos of underaged girls and describing in graphic detail what he wanted to do sexually with his fiancee’s teen daughter.NBC News reported:The man, Rick Saleeby, a former senior producer at the network, is being investigated by detectives of the child exploitation unit of the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau, the police department confirmed in a statement Thursday. A spokesman for the police department said...

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Thursday he is stepping down just two months after taking over from predecessor Sebastian Kurz, who stumbled over corruption allegations. Schallenberg, a former foreign minister, said he would leave office as soon as the conservative Austrian People's Party names a new leader. Kurz was the party's longtime leader, and some had speculated he might return as chancellor. But Kurz said Thursday morning that he was quitting politics entirely to spend more time with his family. Schallenberg took office in October following Kurz's resignation as chancellor. Austrian prosecutors had announced that Kurz was one of the...

For Kamala Harris, she must be uttering the rich lady's lament right about now: you just can't get good staff anymore.This time, a big one has flown the coop, a veritable whale of a woman in significance, spokeswoman Symone Sanders. She's by far the highest-ranking Kamala official now to get the heck out of Dodge. Her exit follows a lot of other exits, which I wrote about here. And apparently, it's not going to be the last one. These guys plan to leave after Sanders leaves.Why would she do that? Two reasons stand out.One, working for Kamala Harris is hell.Back...

Jack Dorsey, CEO and co-founder of Twitter, stepped down on Monday as the company's board announced CTO Parag Agrawal had been appointed unanimously as the new chief executive. "I've decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders," Dorsey said in a statement. "My trust in Parag as Twitter's CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational," he added of his successor. "I'm deeply grateful for his skill, heart, and soul. It's his time to lead."not sure anyone has heard but,I resigned from Twitter pic.twitter.com/G5tUkSSxkl— jack?? (@jack)...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ communications director — Ashley Etienne — will leave her post in December to “pursue other opportunities” amid reports of White House infighting and Harris struggling to find her footing. The news was first reported by Vanity Fair on Thursday and later confirmed by CBS News and Bloomberg News.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—“Resign,” scores of Loudoun County residents told the local school board on Nov. 9.While the Virginia gubernatorial election last week saw a win for conservative candidate Glenn Youngkin, parents told the school board that their fight wasn’t over yet.“We are still here,” repeated residents in their public remarks.“This has always been about our children, not an election,” said one mother. “Never underestimate the determination of a mama bear when her cubs are under attack.”About 100 people signed up to speak in person at the school board meeting on Tuesday evening. Many criticized the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS)...

Baseball fans know the score. When the general manager says he's behind the manager 100%, that means the manager has two weeks left. Biden just said, "I have great confidence in General Milley." Look for Milley to soon decide to spend more time with his family. Bob Woodward has a new book, "Peril," the latest in his series of books on Washington that explain the deep state's version of reality. To promote his book, he played up his interview with PC General Milley. He said he called General Li of Red China when Trump was president and promised to give...