It seems that even though Pope Leo is American, he hasn't actually resided in the US since his late 20's. He has been an Archbishop in Peru for many years.
I never got to see The Alarm live, but I did see Mike perform solo at Greenbelt in the late 80's.
The song "Rain in the Summertime" and the album title "Eye of the Hurricane" were inspired by the terribly bad wet weather at Greenbelt '86, my first one.
RIP Mike
It's been reported that Bill Ward will indeed be in the lineup. I was lucky enough to see them at Ozzfest in 2001 at the MK Bowl before the fall out with Ward happened.