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
Updated: Maksar gang trial – Carmel Chircop fatally shot with four bullets, court hears
A police inspector told a trial by jury on Tuesday that Carmel Chircop was hit by four of the six bullets that were fired in his direction. Inspector Jonathan Attard Continue Reading
Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?
Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pontiff, or a conservative or progressive. Although Continue Reading
Live – Maksar gang trial: Investigators found link between Caruana Galizia, Romeo Bone bombs
Proceedings continue on Monday in the trial by jury of four men accused of murdering journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and lawyer Carmel Chircop. The four men on trial are Robert Continue Reading
Live – Maksar gang trial: Investigators found link between Caruana Galizia, Romeo Bone bombs
Proceedings continue on Monday in the trial by jury of four men accused of murdering journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and lawyer Carmel Chircop. The four men on trial are Robert Continue Reading
