Sylvester Stallone Meets the Pope, Shadowboxes Him at Vatican

RGB Award Ceremony Canceled Amid Recipient Controversy

RGB Award Ceremony Canceled , Amid Recipient Controversy. Since 2019, the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation has presented accomplished women with the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award, NPR reports. . Previous recipients include Barbra Streisand and Queen Elizabeth II. This year, however, the foundation selected four men to receive the award, in addition to Martha Stewart. . This year, however, the foundation selected four men to receive the award, in addition to Martha Stewart. . Those men are Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Milken and Sylvester Stallone. Those men are Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Milken and Sylvester Stallone. Those men are Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Milken and Sylvester Stallone. Those men are Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Milken and Sylvester Stallone. Justice Ginsburg fought not only for women but for everyone, Dwight D. Opperman Foundation Chair Julie Opperman, via statement. Going forward, to embrace the fullness of Justice Ginsburg's legacy, we honor both women and men who have changed the world by doing what they do best, Dwight D. Opperman Foundation Chair Julie Opperman, via statement. Ginsburg's family condemned the foundation's recipient selection, NPR reports. . This year, the Opperman Foundation has strayed far from the original mission of the award and from what Justice Ginsburg stood for. , Jane Ginsburg, daughter of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, via statement. On March 18, foundation Chair Julie Opperman said that the April ceremony is now canceled. . This year we selected leaders in different fields. We honored men for the first time, Dwight D. Opperman Foundation Chair Julie Opperman, via statement. We thought RBG's teachings regarding EQUALITY should be practiced. We did not consider politics, Dwight D. Opperman Foundation Chair Julie Opperman, via statement. Opperman went on to say that the foundation will decide whether to continue after reevaluating its mission, NPR reports.

Vatican Denounces Gender Theory and Surrogacy

Vatican Denounces, Gender Theory and Surrogacy. On April 8, the Vatican released a statement declaring that gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy are violations of human dignity that reject God's plan for human life. Associated Press reports that the Vatican's doctrine office released the 20-page declaration titled 'Infinite Dignity.' . The document, approved on March 25 by Pope Francis, includes a rejection of "gender theory," or the idea that a person's gender can be changed. It follows that any sex-change intervention, as a rule, risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception, “Infinite Dignity” Vatican doctrine, via Associated Press. AP reports that the document has been criticized as outdated by LGBTQ+ Catholics who call its release harmful and contrary to recognizing the "infinite dignity" of all people. . While it lays out a wonderful rationale for why each human being, regardless of condition in life, must be respected, honored, and loved, it does not apply this principle to gender-diverse people, Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry, via Associated Press. The Vatican document also denounces countries that criminalize homosexuality, echoing the pope's 2023 statement that "being homosexual is not a crime." . However, the document also lays out that surrogacy is also a violation of dignity of both the child and the surrogate mother. Previously, the Vatican has focused on the potential for the exploitation of poor women as surrogate mothers. . Considering this, the legitimate desire to have a child cannot be transformed into a ‘right to a child’ that fails to respect the dignity of that child as the recipient of the gift of life, “Infinite Dignity” Vatican doctrine, via Associated Press

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in Gaza during a blustery Easter Sunday Mass

Despite health concerns, the pontiff led the service in front of tens of thousands of people who had gathered in St Peter's Square in Vatican City.

Gaza War: Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire as he leads Easter Mass | Oneindia

Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in his traditional Easter message delivered following renewed concerns over the health of the 87-year-old pontiff. In the message, delivered in front of tens of thousands gathered at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Francis addressed the conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, condemning war as an “absurdity.” #GazaCeasefire #PopeFrancis #PopeFrancisGazaCeasefire #EasterMass #IsraelHamas #RussiaUkraine #WarCrises #PeaceCall #InternationalAppeal #GlobalConflict #HolyWeek ~HT.97~PR.152~ED.103~

Holy Easter Saturday celebrated across Europe

Pope Francis presides over the Vatican's Easter Vigil, as Germany's Easter peace marches call for end of war in Ukraine and Gaza.

Pope Francis overcomes health concerns, presides over Easter Sunday Mass

Pope's message read by aide as he recovers from illness

Pope Francis said on Saturday he has not yet fully recovered from a recent illness, and had a Vatican official read out his message to patients of the Vatican-owned Rome children's hospital Bambino Gesù.