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South Wales Guardian
12-08-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Madonna urges Pope Leo to go to Gaza ‘before it is too late'
In a plea shared on her social media, the Like A Prayer singer, 66, said the pontiff is 'the only one of us who cannot be denied entry'. It comes following a recent strike which killed a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent and four of his colleagues, who were sheltering outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) The incident marked the first time during the war that Israel's military has swiftly claimed responsibility after a journalist was killed in a strike. Madonna said: 'Most Holy Father, please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it's too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering. 'The children of the world belong to everyone. 'You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry. 'We need the humanitarian gates to be fully opened to save these innocent children. 'There is no more time. Please say you will go. Love, Madonna.' In the caption of her post she said it was her son Rocco's birthday and that 'the best gift I can give to him as a Mother – is to ask everyone to do what they can to help save the innocent children caught in the crossfire in Gaza.' She added: 'I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering. Including the mothers of the hostages. I pray that they are released as well.' The singer also asked for donations to three different organisations. In July, Pope Leo, who became the first US head of the Catholic Church in May, renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. 'I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect civilians as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations,' he said. In July, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to meet certain conditions, including addressing the humanitarian crisis, implementing a ceasefire and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution. Earlier in the month he told Channel 5 that people have seen the 'images of starvation' in Gaza and added that 'the British public can see it and there's a sense of revulsion of what they're seeing'. At the weekend, hundreds of people were arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action at a protest in central London. The Met confirmed on Sunday that 522 people were held for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation, out of 532 total arrests made during the policing operation. The move to ban the organisation was announced after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20, an incident claimed by Palestine Action, which police said caused around £7 million worth of damage.
Leader Live
12-08-2025
- Politics
- Leader Live
Madonna urges Pope Leo to go to Gaza ‘before it is too late'
In a plea shared on her social media, the Like A Prayer singer, 66, said the pontiff is 'the only one of us who cannot be denied entry'. It comes following a recent strike which killed a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent and four of his colleagues, who were sheltering outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) The incident marked the first time during the war that Israel's military has swiftly claimed responsibility after a journalist was killed in a strike. Madonna said: 'Most Holy Father, please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it's too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering. 'The children of the world belong to everyone. 'You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry. 'We need the humanitarian gates to be fully opened to save these innocent children. 'There is no more time. Please say you will go. Love, Madonna.' In the caption of her post she said it was her son Rocco's birthday and that 'the best gift I can give to him as a Mother – is to ask everyone to do what they can to help save the innocent children caught in the crossfire in Gaza.' She added: 'I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering. Including the mothers of the hostages. I pray that they are released as well.' The singer also asked for donations to three different organisations. In July, Pope Leo, who became the first US head of the Catholic Church in May, renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. 'I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect civilians as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations,' he said. In July, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to meet certain conditions, including addressing the humanitarian crisis, implementing a ceasefire and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution. Earlier in the month he told Channel 5 that people have seen the 'images of starvation' in Gaza and added that 'the British public can see it and there's a sense of revulsion of what they're seeing'. At the weekend, hundreds of people were arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action at a protest in central London. The Met confirmed on Sunday that 522 people were held for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation, out of 532 total arrests made during the policing operation. The move to ban the organisation was announced after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20, an incident claimed by Palestine Action, which police said caused around £7 million worth of damage.
Rhyl Journal
12-08-2025
- Politics
- Rhyl Journal
Madonna urges Pope Leo to go to Gaza ‘before it is too late'
In a plea shared on her social media, the Like A Prayer singer, 66, said the pontiff is 'the only one of us who cannot be denied entry'. It comes following a recent strike which killed a prominent Al Jazeera correspondent and four of his colleagues, who were sheltering outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) The incident marked the first time during the war that Israel's military has swiftly claimed responsibility after a journalist was killed in a strike. Madonna said: 'Most Holy Father, please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it's too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering. 'The children of the world belong to everyone. 'You are the only one of us who cannot be denied entry. 'We need the humanitarian gates to be fully opened to save these innocent children. 'There is no more time. Please say you will go. Love, Madonna.' In the caption of her post she said it was her son Rocco's birthday and that 'the best gift I can give to him as a Mother – is to ask everyone to do what they can to help save the innocent children caught in the crossfire in Gaza.' She added: 'I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering. Including the mothers of the hostages. I pray that they are released as well.' The singer also asked for donations to three different organisations. In July, Pope Leo, who became the first US head of the Catholic Church in May, renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect international laws and the obligation to protect civilians. 'I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect civilians as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations,' he said. In July, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to meet certain conditions, including addressing the humanitarian crisis, implementing a ceasefire and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution. Earlier in the month he told Channel 5 that people have seen the 'images of starvation' in Gaza and added that 'the British public can see it and there's a sense of revulsion of what they're seeing'. At the weekend, hundreds of people were arrested for supporting banned group Palestine Action at a protest in central London. The Met confirmed on Sunday that 522 people were held for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation, out of 532 total arrests made during the policing operation. The move to ban the organisation was announced after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20, an incident claimed by Palestine Action, which police said caused around £7 million worth of damage.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Every word of Pope Francis's will including plans for his tomb
The Pope has decreed in his will that he be buried in a simple underground tomb in St Mary Major Basilica. Francis proclaimed that the tomb should only have 'Franciscus' written on it. According to a translation, the Pope only made requests regarding his place of burial in his will. READ MORE: Shark attack as swimmer feared dead after mauling at packed tourist beach READ MORE: Pope Francis cause of death announced by Vatican as tributes paid - updates Published on the Holy See's press website, and dated June 29, 2022, here is the Pope's will in full: 'In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen. 'Feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching and with lively hope in Eternal Life, I wish to express my testamentary will only with regard to the place of my burial. 'I have always entrusted my life and my priestly and episcopal ministry to the Mother of Our Lord, Mary Most Holy. Therefore, I ask that my mortal remains rest awaiting the day of resurrection in the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major. 'I wish that my last earthly journey conclude precisely in this ancient Marian sanctuary where I went for prayer at the beginning and end of each Apostolic journey to confidently entrust my intentions to the Immaculate Mother and thank Her for her docile and maternal care. 'I ask that my tomb be prepared in the niche of the side nave between the Pauline Chapel, Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani, and the Sforza Chapel of the aforementioned Papal Basilica as indicated in the enclosed attachment. 'The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus. 'The expenses for the preparation of my burial will be covered by the sum of the benefactor that I have arranged, to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and of which I have provided appropriate instructions to Rolandas Makrickas (a Catholic cardinal) Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Chapter. 'May the Lord give the deserved reward to those who have loved me and will continue to pray for me. The suffering that has become present in the last part of my life I have offered to the Lord for peace in the world and brotherhood among peoples.'
