Naomi Campbell and Laura Pausini spent Wednesday morning in the Vatican. top modelAccompanied by Argentine film producer Fernando Sulitin, he listened to the general audience’s catechesis and greeted them in Plaza San Pedro. … He addressed Pope Leo XIV for several minutes in front of thousands of pilgrims. However, the meeting with Laura Pausini took place in an adjoining room in the Paul VI Hall, and the Pope admitted that he has been a fan of her since she lived in Peru.
“I was also a fan of yours when you were very young,” Pope confessed. “That was in 1993. I’m 51 now, but I was 18 at the time,” the singer explained. «He is his main fan, if not from all over the world, then from Latin America” Leo XIV said to the Italian singer, pointing to the priest Edgardo Rimaicuna Inga, who was kind of blushing and smiling. “He is definitely one of the main figures in Peru,” agreed Laura Pausini. She rose to fame in 1993 with the single “La solitude” (translated as “loneliness”), but the first verse of this song, “Marco left like he never came back,” remains in the memory of many. “I feel blessed by this encounter,” she added.
The reason for the visit was to introduce the efforts of “Women in Music” to the Pope. The idea is that women’s voices Billboard Italia’s Silvia Danieli explained to the Pope that “the voices of artists and those working in this field are increasingly being recognized with respect in the world of music,” adding that within the framework of this initiative, Laura Pausini received the Global Icon Award “because she is a woman who has truly made her voice heard.”
Singer as a souvenir of the meeting provided unreleased recordings to the Pope A theme inspired by St. Francis of Assisi’s “Song of the Creatures.” “Next year is the Jubilee Year and the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis, so this recording is providential,” the Pope responded with gratitude.
Pope Leo XIV greets Laura Pausini just before general audience in a room in the Vatican
Naomi Campbell at the Vatican
Meanwhile, the very elegant top model Naomi Campbell was waiting in Plaza San Pedro with Argentine film producer Fernando Sulitin. After following the Pope’s catechesis, they approached him and were invited to speak for a few moments. The Vatican has not disclosed the reason for the visit.
The 55-year-old British model surprised Pope Francis with a message on social networks at the end of June after he approached his tomb in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to offer a personal prayer. “I cannot be in Rome without paying my respects to Pope Francis. It was a moment of deep gratitude before I left. He will be greatly missed. (The visit) is sincere, pious and full of nostalgia.”
Meanwhile, this Tuesday’s Variety reported that the Pope has convened a meeting with Hollywood stars at the Vatican this Saturday, and that Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Viggo Mortensen, Alison Brie, Dave Franco and Monica Bellucci have confirmed their attendance. so will theyDirector Spike Lee, George Miller, Giuseppe TornatoreGus Van Sant and Spanish director and screenwriter Albert Serra. As an appetizer, Leon announced that his four favorite movies are “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Sound of Music,” “Ordinary People” and “Life is Beautiful.”
The meeting with the stars coincides with Homelessness Day, which is attended by thousands of people from across Europe. Although it’s unlikely, perhaps the organizers are co-planning an event with them to give away movie scenes.