Angus Gillespie

2 weeks ago | zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie

Share on The Vatican says the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7th. The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the April 21st death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. They held off on announcing the opening of the conclave until after his funeral on Saturday. The Vatican said more than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome.

2 weeks ago | zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie

Share on The Kremlin has declared a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine next week as Russia marks Victory Day in World War Two. The Ukrainian government has already stated that such a ceasefire needs to be made permanent. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the truce will run from the start of May 8th and last through the end of May 10th to mark Moscow’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. The move comes as U.S. President Donald Trump scaled up efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine.

2 months ago | zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie

Share on Hundreds of thousands of people have packed the streets of Dublin to watch Ireland’s national St. Patrick’s Day parade on Monday. Crowds in green flooded cities and towns across the country to mark the annual holiday. Officials said half a million spectators were expected to line the parade route in the capital this year to watch the colorful floats, performers and dancers. Some 4,000 people and 12 marching bands from across Ireland, North America and Austria were taking part this year.

2 months ago | zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie

The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since his hospitalization. It shows Francis sitting at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican announced yesterday, for the first time since his hospitalization a month ago, that Francis celebrated Mass at the chapel in Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The Vatican said the pope continued with his treatments and therapies, worked and did not have any visitors on Sunday.

2 months ago | zoomerradio.ca | Angus Gillespie

Share on Clocks moved ahead by an hour as of 2am this morning as we commence another round of daylight saving time. However, some areas, including some parts of Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nunavut, don’t observe the practice. The Canadian government introduced the concept in 1918. The rationale was that the country could save fuel — to help the war effort — if people were lighting up their homes for one hour less every night.