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Por Christopher LamB, CNN Estrellas de Hollywood se reunieron con el papa Leo XIV en el Vaticano, donde el pontífice describió al cine como un “taller de esperanza” y lamentó la disminución de audiencias a las salas. Entre las estrellas y directores de cine que se reunieron con el primer papa estadounidense este sábado se encontraban las ganadoras del Oscar Cate Blanchett, conocida por “El aviador” y “Elizabeth”, y Spike Lee, director de “Malcolm X” y “BlacKkKlansman”. Todos los presentes en la audiencia en el palacio apostólico del Vaticano tuvieron la oportunidad de saludar personalmente a León XIV al final del encuentro. Lee le obsequió al primer papa estadounidense una camiseta de los New York Knicks. Monica Bellucci, quien interpretó a María Magdalena en “La pasión de Cristo” de Mel Gibson, también se reunió con el papa el sábado, al igual que el actor Adam Scott, de las series “Parks and Recreation” y “Severance”, y Sergio Castellitto, quien interpretó al “cardenal vapeador” Tedesco en la película “Conclave”, que dramatiza el hermético proceso de elección papal. “La Iglesia los estima por su trabajo con la luz y el tiempo, con los rostros y los paisajes, con las palabras y el silencio”, les dijo León XIV. “Deseo renovar esta amistad porque el cine es un taller de esperanza, un lugar donde las personas pueden volver a encontrarse a sí mismas y a su propósito”. Según el Vaticano, la reunión tuvo lugar para “profundizar el diálogo con el mundo del cine” y explorar las “posibilidades que la creatividad artística ofrece a la misión de la Iglesia”. También se produce mientras la iglesia busca llegar a nuevas audiencias, con una nueva encuesta mundial de Gallup que muestra una caída de 17 puntos porcentuales de adultos en Estados Unidos que dicen que la religión es importante en su vida diaria. En su discurso, pronunciado en italiano, León XIV también lamentó el “preocupante declive” de las salas de cine, que, según él, están desapareciendo cada vez más de las ciudades. “Insto a las instituciones a no rendirse, sino a cooperar en la afirmación del valor social y cultural de esta actividad”, dijo en comentarios que fueron recibidos con aplausos. El pontífice, nacido en Chicago, había compartido sus películas favoritas antes del encuentro, mencionando “¡Qué bello es vivir!” (1946), “Sonrisas y lágrimas” (1965), “Gente corriente” (1980) y “La vida es bella” (1997). El padre Antonio Spadaro, uno de los funcionarios del Vaticano que ayudó a organizar la reunión, reflexionó que en cada una de las películas elegidas por León XIV “la bondad aparece frágil, ingenua, casi fuera de lugar, y sin embargo, precisamente por eso, revolucionaria”. La reunión en el Vaticano con estrellas de cine sigue a un encuentro similar organizado por el papa Francisco con comediantes. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. The post Cate Blanchett y Spike Lee acompañan al Papa León XIV en su encuentro con numerosas estrellas en el Vaticano appeared first on KRDO.

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Britain has announced plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum seeker policies in years, overhauling immigration rules in response to surging anti-immigrant sentiment and challenges from right-wing parties. The new policy, which will be unveiled by the ruling Labour government in full on Monday, is partially modeled on Denmark’s approach, which has one of Europe’s toughest rules for refugees. Labour has been hardening its immigration policies, particularly on illegal small-boat crossings from France, to counter the rising populist Reform UK party which advocates for “freezing immigration” and “stopping the boats.” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce an end to permanent protection for refugees and cuts to living allowances among a series of reforms designed to make Britain less attractive to illegal migrants. “On Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times,” Mahmood said in a video posted on X. “We need to reduce the numbers coming here illegally. We need to remove more people who have no right to be here. We will always be a country that gives sanctuary to those fleeing danger, but we must restore order and control.” Mahmood previewed her overhaul in an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper, detailing some of the key changes the Labour government plans to enact. They include forcing people arriving illegally to wait 20 years before they can apply for permanent settlement, as well as making refugee status temporary, with applicants reviewed every 30 months and those whose countries are deemed safe made to return. Those who arrive legally will face a ten-year pathway to permanent settlement, double the current wait. Mahmood warned of a “more divided” nation if the UK does not tackle the rising number of illegal migrants arriving in Britain. “I can see — and I know my colleagues can — that illegal migration is tearing our country apart. It’s our job as a Labour government to unite our country,” she told the Sunday Times. Labour, a center-left party, has found itself pressured on all sides of the political divide when it comes to immigration. Britain’s left tends to favor a more compassionate response to immigration and asylum whereas its right tends to advocate for immigration reductions and crackdowns. Mahmood, who is herself the daughter of immigrants from the Pakistani side of Kashmir, may face difficulty selling the policy to some more progressive members of her own party. But the rise of the populist Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, has set the terms of Britain’s political debate, hounding the Labour government over its struggles to control illegal immigration, while public anger – and far-right marches – have risen in parts of the country over housing and public funds for refugees. The UK’s previous Conservative government sought to tackle the issue by passing a contentious bill allowing the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be processed by the East African nation. Mahmood said £700 million ($920 million) was spent on the deal which saw only four people deported, and they were all volunteers. The Denmark model The UK’s new policy draws inspiration from Denmark and other European countries where refugee status is temporary, support is conditional and integration is expected. “The UK will now match and in some areas exceed these standards,” the Home Office said in a statement. Under Britain’s current system, which was introduced by a previous Labour government in 2005, refugees can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, a status which provides them access to public funds and eventual citizenship. In contrast, the new 20-year route would make the UK’s path the settlement the longest in Europe, followed by Denmark’s eight-year process. Denmark has been known for its tough immigration policies for over a decade, which the Home Office says have reduced asylum…