Vatican on the Brink of Bankruptcy Due to Dramatic Decline in Global Donations Under Pope Francis’ Leadership: Report

The Vatican, the spiritual and administrative heart of the Catholic Church, faces an unprecedented financial crisis, with reports suggesting it is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

A combination of plummeting revenues, disillusioned donors, and mismanagement under Pope Francis has left the institution struggling to meet its pension obligations, Daily Express reported.

In 2023, the Vatican reported an operating deficit of $87 million, an increase of $5.3 million from the previous year. The shortfall stems largely from a dramatic decline in global donations from the Catholic faithful and the broader public.

Donations, historically a cornerstone of the Vatican’s revenue, have dwindled as many Catholics express discontent with Pope Francis’ progressive reforms.

SHOCK VIDEO: At Least One Dead, Several Injured After Driver Plows Through Christmas Market in Germany in Suspected Terror Attack… DEVELOPING:

Several people are injured after a driver plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany in a suspected terror attack on Friday.

Unconfirmed reports say at least 11 people are dead and more than 40 are injured.

The unidentified driver has been arrested.

Recall that in December 2016, an Islamic terrorist plowed through a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, leaving 13 people dead and many more injured.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/12/shock-video-several-people-injured-after-driver-plows/    

Women Flee San Jose State Volleyball Team After Scandal-Plagued Season Involving Trans Player:

San Jose State University has finally acknowledged that it has lost a significant number of women from its volleyball team amid the ongoing controversy over the school’s decision to include a transgender player.

The mass exodus comprises at least seven players who have entered the college transfer portal and will leave the team after this 2024 school year.

SJSU’s volleyball season was beset with protests against the school for allowing transgender player Blaire Fleming to play as a female on the team. There was also a whole host of other pressures, including police officers detailed to make sure the angry opposition did not harm SJSU’s players, eight forfeited games—including one playoff game—not to mention the turmoil between the players who opposed Fleming’s participation on one hand and coach Todd Kress and the school for forcing Fleming upon the players.

Radiation levels in New York spike as mysterious drones terrorize the Northeast:

Radiation levels have spiked in New York City, fueling conspiracy theories that the drones terrorizing the Northeast are searching for a missing nuclear warhead.

The emissions, clocked by GQ Electronics' Geiger Counter World Map, were detected near the Bronx and Upper West Side Wednesday.

The application shows a radiation reading of 1048 counts-per-minute (CPM), i.e. how many particles were detected, in the Bronx: higher than normal background radiation.

The average person is typically exposed to background radiation that measures around five to 60 CPM, though CPM varies with sensor devices, according to NASA.

And, on the the Upper West Side, the app's reading measured a still high 175 CPM. 

Now, an attorney and long-time critic of China claims that the spikes are a clue that the northeast's mystery drones might be a secret US government effort to identify 'an implanted nuclear weapon' hidden somewhere in the city by America's enemies.

'This is not something which is just wild speculation,' that lawyer and author, Gordon G. Chang, told reporters Monday.

'For more than a decade,' Chang explained, 'US officials have been worried about the North Koreans taking apart a [nuclear] device, smuggling the parts into the United States and reassembling it in the location of their choice.'

'When you talk about radiation, clearly this could be one of the things that the drones are doing,' Chang told Forbes Newsroom, 'and that would explain why they're over residential areas because the device could be planted in one of those places'

Crucially, more current reports from the Geiger Counter World Map do not show the radiation spikes at this time. 

Some former Pentagon officials and military vets have also reported that their own current sources within the government have denied these 'nuke hunt' claims.

'They assured me that's not the case,' Navy veteran and former fighter pilot Lt Ryan Graves told podcaster Joe Rogan in a recent episode. 

'There is not a "loose nuke" or any other type of weapon of mass destruction that these objects — whatever they are — are pursuing right now,' Lt Graves stated. 

'Having hundreds of drones trying to identify these isn't necessarily the best way,' Lt Graves explained. 'Gamma radiation is typically well-shielded in weapons.' 

'And, at high altitudes — or even moderate altitudes, like we are seeing these drones — it would be pretty difficult to detect them [gamma rays],' he continued, echoing comments by nuclear emergency experts with the Department of Energy. 

'The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's Nuclear Emergency Support Team does not employ drones for nuclear/radiological detection missions,' a department spokesperson told ABC News.

But, regardless of the purpose of the drones, Chang emphasized to Forbes that the US government's vague assurances of safety were insufficient, a point also echoed by Mellon, Lt Graves and others.  

'At this point we really need the president of the United States to actually address the American people,' Chang told the business publication, 'and tell us what the federal government knows and what it doesn't know.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14207617/Radiation-levels-New-York-spike-mysterious-drones-terrorize-Northeast.html