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Gladiator during a recent trip to Rome.The actor took to social media to share photos of his family holiday, stopping at the Colosseum to quote the iconic 2000 film in Italian.“Quello che facciamo in vita, riecheggia nell’eternità,” the actor tweeted alongside four photos of the inside of the Coliseum, which translates to “What we do in life echoes in eternity,” a quote from the film.Take a look at the photos here:quello che facciamo in vitariecheggia nell'eternità pic.twitter.com/1BIkfjqMhF— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 19, 2022Where am I now ? pic.twitter.com/weGRGKATd5— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 19, 2022Taking the kids to see my old office pic.twitter.com/uySmnOWHvo— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 18, 2022During his trip, Crowe also visited the Vatican Museum with his family with no other visitors there, sharing a story about his parents.“My mum had walked these corridors with my father 20+ years ago with the thousands of tourist that flock here daily and make it the third most popular museum globally,” he wrote.“This time, with arrangements in place, we pushed her in a wheelchair down those same corridors. No tourist crowd, just us.

Madonna has claimed that police ‘threatened’ to arrest her on three occasions while she toured in the 1990s.The Hung Up hitmaker, 63, frequently makes headlines with her antics on and off stage, whether it’s a smooch with a fellow musician or a racy Insta photoshoot.Now, Madonna reckons she ‘paved the road’ for others after she sparked controversy with her Like a Prayer album, which used Catholic imagery.While touring the world with her third concert tour – titled the Blonde Ambition tour – she says she faced backlash from religious figures, including the Vatican.Taking to her Instagram Story to reflect on the past, Madge wrote: ‘Police threatened to arrest me three times as I travelled around the world performing Like a Virgin during the Blonde Ambition tour.’She added: ‘The Vatican cancelled all my shows in Rome! See how I paved the road for you b****es??’.Madonna posted the message alongside a gif of her dancing while on the tour.One concert in Rome did go ahead on in July 1990, despite protests from Pope John Paul II, who urged members of the public not to attend.Earlier this year, Madonna asked Pope Francis if she could meet him, stating that she is a ‘good Catholic.’‘Hello @Pontifex Francis – I’m a good Catholic. I Swear! I mean I don’t Swear!’, she tweeted.‘It’s been a few decades since my last confession.

Madonna, 63, has recalled nearly being arrested in 1990 during her Blonde Ambition tour due to the explicit dance moves she performed to her hit Like A Virgin.The singer was "threatened" with arrest and even had her shows at the Vatican that year cancelled.Madonna took to Instagram to share a snapshot of her Like A Virgin performance on her 1990 tour.The tour generated controversy due to its use of Catholic imagery and sexual content, especially with the explicit dance moves during the Like A Virgin performance.The singer wrote in view of her 18.4 million followers: "Police threatened to arrest me three times as I travelled around the world performing Like A Virgin - during the Blonde Ambition tour."The Vatican cancelled all my shows in Rome! See how I paved the road for b*****s?"Her shows in Italy were cancelled due to a private association of Roman Catholics who called for a boycott of the shows in Rome and Turin.This was due to Madonna using simulated masturbation in her Like A Virgin choreography that included her groping herself as well as humping a bed during the live performance.Pope John Paul II urged the public and the Christian community at the time not to attend the tour, as he called it "One of the most satanic shows in the history of humanity".Due to this controversy, Madonna held a press conference in Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport defending her much loved tour.She said: "I am Italian American and proud of it...The tour in no way hurts anybody's sentiments."It's for open minds and gets them to see sexuality in a different way."Their own and others [...] Like theater, [Blonde Ambition] asks questions, provokes thought and takes you on an emotional journey, portraying good and bad, light and dark,

Four years after a Catholic man was hounded out of the San Diego Church for being gay, he met Pope Francis last month and spoke at a conference at the Vatican. Aaron Bianco,  a professor of theology at the University of San Diego and a pastoral associate at St. John the Evangelist Church in the Diocese of San Diego, received death threats from right-wing Catholic organisations and had “no fags” spray painted on a wall in his office at the parish.

Forty one years ago, on May 13, 1981, thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square, Rome, to see Pope John Paul II - but nobody could've predicted what happened next.Vatican officials were apparently worried for the Pope's safety due to his frequent appearances in front of large, excited crowds all over the world.And at around 5.15pm local time their worst fears came true. He was shot four times at close range as he blessed his followers in Rome.Joy quickly turned to horror, with screams from some 20,000 worshippers after the beloved figure was hit twice in the chest, once in his right arm and once in his little finger from 15ft away.His Popemobile sped off into the Vatican Complex from where he was taken to hospital.After a five-hour surgery, and prayers sent by millions of worshippers, the Pope miraculously recovered two weeks later.And then, something even more shocking happened - he forgave his attacker in the truest of Christian tradition.Mehmet Ali Hagca, a Turkish citizen who had escaped from prison in 1979, was named as the would-be killer.

Jason Momoa has apologised for breaking the rules at the Vatican by taking photographs.Posting on his Instagram account on Saturday (May 14), the Aquaman star appeared in a workout video in which he addressed the photos he took inside the Sistine Chapel, where the use of mobile phones and cameras is forbidden.“the cage is off i’m free to roam 6weeks since surgery WE WRAPPED ITALY,” he wrote, referring to his time filming the upcoming Fast X.“just want to send my absolute admiration for the Italians and this beautiful country. want to send apologize for any disrespect i love your culture and history.

Jason Momoa is apologizing for taking a number of photos and videos inside the historic Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, as photography is not allowed inside the church. However, it seems that the actor, who is currently dating Eiza González, was not aware of the rules and posted all about his visit while being in Italy.The Hollywood star was visiting the country, filming some scenes for the upcoming ‘Fast & Furious’ movie and revealed he was excited to finally have some time to explore the history and culture of Italy, and while visiting the Sistine Chapel, he encountered some fans, thrilled to take pictures with him.“It’s my last day in Rome, and I just love you and Italy.

Pope Francis has said was considering visiting Kyiv as he condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a “savage” war. Speaking after his arrival in Malta, he delivered his most pointed and personalised denunciation yet of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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bishop who was hauled in front of high-ranking officials at the Vatican City has been accused of forcing young priests to give him massages and keeping depraved videos of sex acts on his phone.Three Catholic priests raised the alarm about Gustavo Zanchetta, an ex-bishop in the northern province of Salta in Argentina, after they allegedly found pornography showing him and young men on his mobile phone.He is now on trial behind closed doors in the province on several charges of sexual abuse against seminarians (students studying to be priests), alongside abuse of power and mismanagement of finances.One seminarian giving evidence in court said he had seen Zanchetta being given massages by other students, and was "feared" in the faculty.Father Gabriel Acevedo, one of the three priests to bring complaints against the bishop, said to the court on Tuesday that he had been informed of “pornographic content in which the bishop and some young men appear" soon after it was found on Zanchetta's phone in 2014, according to a statement from the court.The bishop had reportedly handed over the phone to an official at the church for admin purposes, who then brought his discovery to show the priest.Father Acevedo then reported the incident to the Vatican's representative in Argentina, after which Zanchetta was ordered to Rome to answer questions.If you or somebody you know has been affected by this story, contact Victim Support for free, confidential advice on 08 08 16 89 111 or visit their website, www.victimsupport.org.uk.However, a source from Reuters in the courtroom heard that Vatican officials reportedly sent him back to Argentina without punishment after he told them that the footage had been faked.Zanchetta's lawyers have now

Vatican for being "too sexy."Juju Vieira, who is originally from Brazil, was on a trip to Saint Peter's Basilica at the heart of the holy city while in Rome on January 30, wearing a fitted dress and long boots.The model claims that, while there, she was told she was not dressed properly and asked to leave.“I went to the Vatican like everyone else goes to take pictures,” she said.“A gentleman who worked there came close to me and said that the place was for prayers and that I was not dressed properly and invited me to leave, 'kicked' me out of the Vatican.“I was embarrassed because there were other people there who heard this. I felt disrespected.”The Vatican has a strict dress code for both men and women, which involves covering shoulders and knees.The website states: “Women are not permitted to wear sleeveless tops, crop tops, or tight shirts.

Deutsche Welle reports.The OutInChurch initiative, which launched on Instagram last week, has launched a Change.org petition celebrating the diversity of its members and offering a number of ways the Catholic Church can modernize its approach to LGBTQ Catholics.“Our group is diverse. It includes people who in the past have courageously and often single-handedly dared to come out in an ecclesiastical context,” the petition states.“But it also includes people who have only now decided to take this step and those who cannot or do not want to take this step for various reasons.

In a development that Catholic Church observers consider to be unprecedented, a high-level Vatican official apologized last week to LGBTQ people and to the Mt. Rainier, Md., based LGBTQ Catholic group New Ways Ministry for removing from a Vatican open forum website a link to an LGBTQ supportive video on New Ways Ministry’s website.

Only Conor McGregor would decide to get his son baptised at the Vatican in Rome.

Only Conor McGregor would decide to get his son baptised at the Vatican in Rome.

son Rian, who was born in May, the third child of the 33-year-old Irish pugilist and his partner Dee Devlin.The often feisty McGregor beamed brightly as he walked through St. Peter’s Basilica while carrying one of his older children, wrapped in a bright leopard-print jumper, who appeared to be sleeping on his shoulder.Earlier, McGregor sipped from a striped tea cup on a crowded Rome street, as security attempted to hold back paparazzi and onlookers, a photo showed.Devlin was seen inside the chapel in another image, wearing a black mask, carrying the baby.

The Pope will not visit Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, it has been revealed.

David and Victoria Beckham's son Brooklyn and his fiancée Nicola Peltz are currently holidaying in Italy and on Wednesday the couple, alongside the actress' parents, met Pope Francis at the Vatican.MORE: Brooklyn Beckham shares nude shower picture with fiancée Nicola PeltzTaking to Instagram, Nicola shared several pictures of her and Brooklyn's tour of the Vatican and surprised fans by sharing a video featuring Pope Francis.WATCH: Nicola's mother meets Pope FrancisIn the brief clip, the Pope could be seen talking with Nicola's mother, 66-year-old former American model Claudia, who is wearing an all-black look, as stated by protocol, for the occasion.READ: Brooklyn Beckham's fiancée Nicola Peltz debuts quirky kitchen at $10.5m

EXCLUSIVE: A group of 200 refugees and immigrants, some newly arrived from Afghanistan, attended a special Vatican screening of the discovery+ documentary Francesco Monday night, and later met with Pope Francis himself.

priest who says he was abused by shamed Cardinal O’Brien has called for a secret Vatican report into the allegations to be released. Brian Devlin, 61, was one of four priests who accused the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh of sexual misconduct in 2013.

Madonna left the world speechless in 1989 with the video for her hit single Like A Prayer causing quite the scandal.The pop singer caused outrage as she kissed a black saint alongside a burning cross.The 62-year-old has, on several occasions claimed that she has been excommunicated by The Vatican, something which a Cardinal Ersilio Tonino, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, believes should happen.While at the time it may have been daring for Madonna to engage in an interracial kiss as part of her music video, her co-star Leon Robinson, 59, admits he doesn’t believe it was a big deal at the time.The actor - while excited to take on the role for the music video - knew it was Madonna’s return to the music industry but wasn’t aware of how big the