Bono cheers papal education program
U2 frontman Bono hailed Pope Francis for promoting “inclusivity” on Thursday as he met with the pontiff in Rome alongside students attending an educational program launched by the pope.
Francis has promoted the Scholas Occurrentes (Schools of Meeting) program since he was archbishop in Buenos Aires and recently upgraded its status in the church to make it a private association of the faithful.
Bono praised the pope for creating the program and its emphasis on the education of girls.
“Girls’ education was a superpower. It is a superpower in fighting extreme poverty,” Bono said.
Sheeran announces birth of daughter: British singer-songerwriter Ed Sheeran has announced the birth of his second daughter, saying he and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, were “over the moon” at the baby’s arrival. The Grammy winner posted a picture of baby socks on his Instagram.
“We are both so in love with her,” Sheeran, 31, said in the Thursday post, without giving the child’s name or saying when she was born.
The couple welcomed their first daughter,
Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, in August 2020.
Meanwhile, reports say Rihanna welcomed a son:
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have welcomed a baby boy, according to multiple reports. The couple became parents May 13 in Los Angeles, said TMZ, the first to report the birth Thursday based on unnamed sources. A representative for Rihanna did not immediately return a request seeking confirmation. People magazine, citing an unnamed source, said A$AP and Rihanna are home in Los Angeles with the baby, their first.
Composer Vangelis dies:
Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable
Academy Award-winning score for the film “Chariots of Fire” and music for dozens of other movies, documentaries and TV series, has died at age 79.
Greek media reported that Vangelis — born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou — died in a French hospital Tuesday.
The opening credits of “Chariots of Fire” roll as a bunch of young runners progress in slow motion across a beach in Scotland, as a lazy, beat-backed tune rises to a magisterial declamation. It’s one of the most instantly recognizable musical themes in cinema — and its standing in popular culture has only been confirmed by the host of spoofs it has sired.
May 21 birthdays: Singer Ron Isley is 81. Actor Carol Potter is 74. Singer Leo Sayer is 74. Actor Mr. T is
70. Actor Judge Reinhold is
65. Director Nick Cassavetes is 63. Actor Lisa Edelstein is 56. Musician Mikel Jollett is 48. Rapper Havoc is 48. Actor Sunkrish Bala is
38. Actor David Ajala is 36. Actor Sarah Ramos is 31.