Angelina Jolie touches down in Rome with daughters Shiloh and Zahara... as she and Brad Pitt 'prepare to meet Pope Francis'
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- Published on Thursday, 08 January 2015 05:19
- Written by Daily mail
She’s famed for making a successful career for herself in the acting world, but over the past few years Angelina Jolie has been busy continuing her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.And now, the Hollywood star and her husband Brad Pitt are set to be introduced to Pope Francis in a special ‘VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican,’ according to Us Weekly.The 39-year-old actress was spotted with her daughters Shiloh, aged eight, and nine-year-old Zahara at Ciampino airport in Rome on Wednesday afternoon – prompting further speculation she is due to meet the leader of the Catholic Church in the next few days.Dressed in a chic black overcoat and knee-length leather boots, Angelina was unable to hide her smile as she headed towards her car with her young girls by her side.According to the publication, the American star’s head of security flew out to Italy earlier on to do a security check ahead of the family’s arrival.A source revealed that both Angelina and Brad ‘admire the Pope’ and ‘like the Pope's message’ after he famously spoke about homosexuality in 2013, where he said: ‘If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?’ Meanwhile, the couple – who have been together for nearly a decade - finally cemented their relationship after tying the knot in August.Angelina recently spoke about their reasons for marrying after such a long time, and how she feels their relationship has changed since becoming husband and wife.
'What was lovely about it was that we didn't feel there was something missing or that we needed to get married. We felt so complete, and the commitment to children is one that you cannot walk away from, so we already had that commitment,' she told Daily Mirror.'It was really that we wanted to re-commit in a deeper way, and we wanted to celebrate the union with our children.'However, despite being a long-term couple, she added that she can feel a change somewhat since becoming a wife: 'And it does feel different when you say, 'my husband' or 'my wife'. It warms you in a different way and you look at that person a little differently.' Angelina and Brad will partner up professionally yet again in the film By The Sea, which will hit theatres in 2015. They will portray on-screen husband and wife in the drama, who end up striking up a friendship with locals of an ocean side town while stopping by during their travels.
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Angelina Jolie Arrives in Rome Ahead of Meeting Pope Francis
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 18:23
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie smiles big as she is greeted by a group of people while touching down at Ciampino Airport on Wednesday (January 7) in Rome, Italy.The 39-year-old actress took a private jet into the country and was joined by her children (not pictured).Angie and her husband Brad Pitt are reportedly set to meet Pope Francis during their visit, though it is unclear if and when he is flying in for the trip.Over the weekend, Angelina and the kids went on a shopping spree together in Las Vegas.
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie to Meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 17:54
- Written by US magazine
Hollywood meets the Holy See! Tinseltown royalty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are taking a very special trip to Rome this month, not to eat pasta and tour the Colosseum, but to meet the Pope, an insider reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. The A-listers will fly to Italy in early January "for a VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican with Pope Francis," the source says of the stars, who consider themselves nonreligious. Pitt, 51, grew up Baptist but later distanced himself from his faith, telling The Hollywood Reporter in 2012, "I don't have a great relationship with religion. I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism." That said, a friend tells Us that both the actor and his wife "admire the Pope" and "like the Pope's message." (Pope Francis is thought to be more tolerant than his predecessors; speaking about homosexuality in 2013, he famously said, "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?") The jet-setting stars have been busy in recent days with individual projects — Pitt was at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 3, while Jolie was spotted in Las Vegas — but arrangements for their visit are under way.
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Angelina Jolie breaks down live on air as fan praises her 'courage and bravery' for undergoing a double mastectomy
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 18:10
- Written by Independent
Angelina Jolie was reduced to tears when a caller phoned her on French radio to commend her for speaking about her double mastectomy.The actress underwent the preventative surgery in February 2013 after learning had an 87 per cent chance of getting breast cancer.Jolie went public with the news via an emotive self-penned piece in the New York Times called “My Medical Choice”.During an appearance on RTL radio, the caller said: ''I want to thank Angelina Jolie for having found the courage to say it. And to support this fight with all those we have lost, those who fought and who are real heroines facing the disease.''By this act of courage and bravery, by announcing her choice by assuming, she helps to demystify and popularise a subject that was taboo in France.''She is not only an extraordinary woman, but also an extraordinary mom.''''Oh my god," Jolie responded as she audibly became emotional."Thank you for this wonderful message. We are all together in this fight. Not only women, but the fathers, the sons who support us in this fight. I was myself inspired by so many women in my life that if I can in any way contribute to help others, I will.''I hope we can continue this discussion. Not only ovarian cancer or breast cancer, but all the health problems that women face. As the young woman said, talking about it removes the taboo. I think we should be proud to talk about it.''
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Ethan Hawke Is on Angelina Jolie's Christmas Card List
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 11:28
- Written by US magazine
Tell Us how to get on that list! Ethan Hawke revealed to USA Today on Tuesday, Jan. 6, that he and his Taking Lives costar Angelina Jolie still keep in touch -- via holiday cards! "Every now and then, I get a Christmas card," the Boyhood actor, 44, told the paper. He then reflected on what it was like to work alongside Jolie over ten years ago, before she had even started her romance with now-husband Brad Pitt. In 2003 (when Taking Lives was filmed), Jolie had recently filed for divorce from Billy Bob Thornton and was raising her eldest son Maddox, then 2, on her own. A year later, the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider actress would meet the love of her life Pitt, with whom she would eventually share six children. "I worked with her at a very interesting moment in her life," Hawke, 44, recalled. "It’s pretty awesome what she’s doing. People wanted her to be Marilyn Monroe. They wanted her to burn out. She was about as punk rock as a movie star could be. I loved her for it." Hawke praised the Unbroken director for her work as a humanitarian. "She’s taken all that energy and turned that into being a substantive human being," the Before Sunrise star noted. "The fact that Angelina has transcended the way the world objectified her and is making serious films, she deserves all the positive things that are happening."
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