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Pope Leo XIV becomes the 267th Bishop of Rome. The soft-spoken moderate, steeped in missionary work, steps onto the world stage Pope Leo XIV while still cardinal, attending the funeral of Pope Francis (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) AMID great excitement in St Peter’s Square in Rome, the white smoke arose just after 6pm Italian time (5pm in Britain and Ireland). After a … [Read more...] about Habemus Papam! We have a new Pope

FOUR men have been arrested after a knife fight broke out in a street in Belfast. One man was hospitalised with serious injuries following the incident which happened at around 3pm yesterday afternoon (May 7). “A report was received shortly after 3pm on Wednesday afternoon that a number of men armed with knives were fighting in the Lisburn Road area of south Belfast,” the … [Read more...] about Arrests made after knife fight erupts in Belfast street in broad daylight

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after a shop was robbed in Belfast. PSNI officers were called to the store on North Queen Street on May 6. “Police received a report that a man had entered the store brandishing a hammer at around 6.15pm, taking a sum of cash from the till before making off,” the PSNI’s Detective Sergeant McGearty said. “The staff members and customers … [Read more...] about Arrest made after robber threatens shop workers with hammer

IRELAND is among six nations who have issued a joint statement condemning Isreal’s plans to occupy parts of Gaza indefinitely. Tánaiste Simon Harris and the foreign ministers of Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, and Spain expressed their “grave concern about the reported Israeli plans to expand its military operations in Gaza and to establish a prolonged Israeli presence … [Read more...] about Ireland joins European nations condemning Israel’s plans to expand presence in Gaza