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The Australian
6 hours ago
- The Australian
Thousands of young Catholics converge for grand Pope Leo vigil
Thousands of young Catholics began assembling Saturday for an evening prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage and a key event in the Jubilee holy year that is expected to draw up to a million people. The "Jubilee of Youth" -- when the Vatican invites Catholics aged 18 to 35 to the seat of the global Church's power -- has seen young pilgrims from around the world flood Rome, waving flags, singing or praying in groups. It comes nearly three months after Leo, 69, the first American pontiff, began his papacy, and 25 years after the last such massive youth gathering in Rome under Poland's Pope John Paul II. On Saturday morning, thousands of young pilgrims had already gathered at the vast open space in Rome's eastern Tor Vergata neighbourhood where the pope will lead the vigil, the ground already dotted with blankets and mattresses. Elsewhere in the Eternal City, numerous groups of young people were seen preparing to set off for the venue. On the plaza outside the Basilica of St John Lateran, they filled water bottles, applied suncream and checked bags of food and snacks -- ready to spend the next 24 hours surrounded by a swarm of people and then sleep under the stars. Victoria Perez, who carried a Spanish flag, could not contain her excitement at seeing "the Pope up close. "It's the first time I'm going to see him, and I can't wait," the 21-year-old told AFP, excited to experience the "night of prayers under the stars". French pilgrim, Quentin Remaury, 26, said he had been inspired by the late Pope Francis's rousing message to youth during a 2016 visit to Krakow, Poland. "Pope Francis told us to 'get off your couches,' and that really gave me a boost," he said. - 'What is his message?' - Since the youth jubilee began on Monday, attendees have participated in various Church-planned events throughout the city. On Friday, approximately 1,000 priests were on hand to take confession at Circus Maximus, one of Rome's top tourist spots. Some 200 white gazebos lined the hippodrome where chariot races were once held and youths lined up to speak to priests in 10 different languages. Of the many languages heard on the streets of the Italian capital this week, Spanish seemed to dominate. The Vatican has said that more than 146 countries were represented and it expects up to a million people to attend the vigil. The pilgrimage is taking place as economic uncertainty and anxiety over climate change rises among the under-30s, with many saying they were curious to hear the Church's position on global warming, wars and economic inequalities. Samarei Semos, 29, said she had travelled three days from her native Belize to get to Rome. "We are still trying to understand his leadership," she said of the new pope, adding she hoped he would have a strong say about "third world countries". As Parisian student Alice Berry exclaimed: "What does he have to say to us? What is his message for young people?" - Raising voices - The youth pilgrimage also comes amid global alarm over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and more than three years of war in Ukraine. The Vatican has praised young Catholics who managed to travel to Rome from war-scarred countries, with Pope Leo saying the voices of the world's youth "will be heard to the end of the earth". In an unprecedented move, Leo hosted a mass Tuesday for Catholic social media influencers, signalling the Vatican's openness to supporting the Internet-savvy youth. More than 4,300 volunteers will be working the event to welcome the young pilgrims, along with over 1,000 police, according to organisers. Rome authorities have tightened security in the city -- which has seen an unprecedented number of people, with both tourists and pilgrims inundated the city. oc-ams/ach
ABC News
10 hours ago
- ABC News
BTN Newsbreak 4/07/2025
LOGIE AWARDSAustralia's TV stars took to the red carpet last night for the Logie awards. It's that time of year again to celebrate Aussie TV at the 65th annual Logie Awards. To kick things off, Jimmy Barnes sang a song, and comedian Sam Pang hosted the event for the third time in a row. Yeah, he had a few cheeky quips throughout the night. So, on to the awards! The ABC cleaned up with 11 of them! Including the comedy show Fisk, which bagged one for best scripted comedy, and 4 for best lead and supporting actors in a comedy. Spelling Bee's Guy Montgomery nabbed Most Popular New Talent. And Best Children's program went to Bluey. Magda Szubanski was inducted into the Hall of Fame, who sadly couldn't be there because of her cancer treatment. Then, it was time for the top gong! The Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Aussie TV went to Lynne McGranger, who's been playing Irene Roberts on Home and Away since PROTEST Around 90,000 people marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday, to take part in a protest in support of Palestine. The bridge was closed to traffic to let everyone walk across. But there were more people than expected, which prompted NSW police to get a bit worried that some people might end up getting squashed or crushed in the crowd, so they sent out a message ordering things to wrap up early.F1 It was another dominating performance for McClaren, Aussie Oscar Piastri and team mate Lando Norris started just behind the Ferrari of Charles LeClerc and did everything they could to catch him including setting the record for the fastest pit stop this year of just 1.94 seconds. In the end, Norris crossed the line just six hundredths of a second ahead of at the final of the swimming world championships in Singapore, Aussie Meg Harris added another gold to our medal tally winning the women's 50 meter freestyle last night. Meanwhile there were two extra silver medals courtesy of Jenna Forrester in the 400 metre individual medley and Kaylee McKeown, Ella Ramsay, Alexandria Perkins and Mollie O'Callaghan in the four by 100 medley relay. Bringing Australia's final medal count of eight golds, six silvers and six bronzes, second overall behind the United DE FRANCE FEMMEAnd to cycling, the Tour de France Femmes was a Festival of French pride, as French Rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot dominated the final 124 kilometre stage to take the win. She's become the first French cyclist to take the winner's yellow jersey, and she's pretty pleased about MANFirst up, to a long line of 20 cars in Egypt being pulled along by this really strong man. Ashraf Kabonga is attempting to break the world record for the most cars pulled by an individual, and he managed to haul them about 10 meters. While it looks like he has the record in the bag now, Kabonga is still just waiting on official DOG CRASHNow to the US, where a truck carrying thousands of hot dogs spilled all over the Interstate 83 highway. Local police said the truck had a malfunction, and crashed, but luckily, nobody was seriously JULIET TRUCKS And finally, to a theatre shot unlike any you've seen before. Starring heavy machinery, buses, and cars, this is one Estonian theatre company's take on Romeo and Juliette. And it seems like the audience rather enjoyed it.
News.com.au
14 hours ago
- News.com.au
Bonnie Blue spotted after backlash to ‘grubby' Channel 4 documentary
A controversial adult content creator has been spotted hugging a plush toy while at an airport just days after her documentary aired. Bonnie Blue touched down in Ibiza on Friday — just two days after the premiere of her documentary 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story, which aired on Britain's Channel 4 on Wednesday. The 26-year-old looked relatively low-key in comparison to her typically sultry look that she has been known to sport. Blue wore a cream coloured tracksuit set with her hoodie pulled up over her head. It was paired with a white T-shirt, with the slogan being half hidden. She cuddled an oversized polar bear plushie and her blonde hair was loose around her face. Blue being spotted at the airport comes after the premiere of her extremely divisive doco, which detailed her mission to sleep with 1057 men in one 12-hour session. Viewers branded the new film as 'grubby' and 'sickening', featuring explicit scenes some deemed too raunchy for TV. 'Channel 4 has sunk a new low. Why is there a documentary on Bonnie Blue? Why are they trying to normalise her behaviour on national television?' one asked on X. 'This #bonnieblue documentary is absolutely depressing … I feel like I'm losing my mind watching this,' mused another. As one raged: 'Channel 4 you are truly disgusting for airing a documentary about Bonnie blue in any way shape or form. Genuinely disappointing how that woman is allowed a platform of any sort.' Another labelled it 'literal porn'. The film also featured multiple scenes of Blue – whose real name is Tia Billinger – and various men engaging in graphic sexual acts. She's also shown completely nude at times, as well as being pictured shooting adult videos with other porn stars. As a result, many labelled the film 'disturbing' and 'degrading', arguing it should never have been shown on TV. Businesses such as Visa, Cawston Press and Smirnoff have also demanded Channel 4 pull its advertising from the program as it 'doesn't fit' with their values, The Sun reported. Channel 4 defended its decision to air the doco. 'The explicit content in the documentary is editorially justified and provides essential context; making pornographic content is Bonnie's job, and this film is about her work and the response to it,' the broadcaster said, according to LADbible. 'Crucially, the content is presented in a non-gratuitous manner and viewers will be alerted of the sexual content in a program warning at the start to ensure they understand from the outset the nature of the program. 'The program was broadcast after watershed and is compliant with the Ofcom broadcasting code.' However, despite the backlash to both the documentary and the stunt it was about, Blue is still very keen to continue her television career. At the launch of the documentary, Blue claimed she wanted to do a sex education series, The Sun reported. 'Everyone wants different things, everyone has different requirements,' she said. 'I know from sleeping with thousands of people everyone wants it differently, so they [men] know not to assume that every woman wants it the same way. If they're going too fast or if they're being too rough, speak up. 'You've got a voice. Tell them you don't want it like that, tell them how you want it.' It's not surprising, given Blue's stunts have seen her kicked off the OnlyFans platform. It wasn't the sleeping with 1057 men in 12 hours, or her endeavour to take school leaver's virginities that did it — it was her announcement that she would host a 'petting zoo', where she was set to be tied up in a glass box 'like a zoo animal' for anyone of legal age to join her.
