Black smoke: First conclave vote does not result in a new pope
Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Continue Reading
The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the doors to the Sistine Chapel close
With the cry of “Extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of Continue Reading
Government opens public consultation on Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia for terminally-ill patients
Government has opened a two-month public consultation process on its proposed principles and safeguards on Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia, with only those who meet the criteria of having an incurable, irreversible Continue Reading
Government says it will carry out repairs on Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel out at sea
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessel that was damaged in a “drone attack” near Malta last week has “damages which require minor repairs so that the vessel can sail to its Continue Reading
