NEWS LITE : PAPAL INSPIRATION GOES BEYOND WORDS.Country-pop singer LeAnn Rimes, 17, is a Baptist, but that didn't throw cold water on her feelings after her recent brief meeting with Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła . She was delighted, reports People magazine. ``He came in and gave a whole speech which was in, I think, Latin,'' Rimes said. ``He started blessing me. I just wish I was able to understand what he was saying. It was such a moving moment. I almost started crying.'' Kirk Douglas honored for career achievement Kirk Douglas said he was inspired in acting school by a picture of an alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. , Spencer Tracy, on the wall. On Monday, Tracy's daughter, Susie, presented him with the Spencer Tracy Award for outstanding achievement in drama. Douglas, who turns 83 on Thursday, received the 11th annual honor at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . Other recipients include James Stewart, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster Alicia Christian Foster (born November 19 1962), better known as Jodie Foster, is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. She has also won two Golden Globes, 3 BAFTA awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, making her one of the few select and Douglas' son Michael, who received it in 1990. Douglas, who suffered a stroke four years ago, has two other milestones this week. His first film in five years, ``Diamonds,'' opens Friday. Douglas also will celebrate his second bar mitzvah Bar Mitzvah (bärmĭts`və) [Aramaic,=son of the Commandment], Jewish ceremony in which the young male is initiated into the religious community, according to tradition at the age of 13 years and a day. on his birthday Thursday. The ceremony is performed for boys when they reach 13 to mark the age of religious maturity. ``It's a Jewish tradition, that someone lives a full life if they reach 70, and then they start over again,'' said Douglas' publicist, Warren Cowan. ``So it's the 13th birthday of his second life.'' Lopez makes her assets well-covered Jennifer Lopez has insured her body for $1 billion, believed the biggest such policy taken out by a celebrity. ``She is the hottest woman in show biz at the moment,'' said a Lopez source. ``Her looks are her fortune, and she wants reassurance that, if something goes wrong, she will be well-covered.'' Those who can't hack it shouldn't Danny Glover, who filed a complaint with New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. after five taxi drivers passed him by, told a group of cabbies they should find another line of work if they are afraid of black people. ``If a driver fears for his life if he takes a black person into his cab, then perhaps he has to have a total different understanding of who black people are and perhaps he needs to get another job,'' the actor told a forum of taxi drivers Sunday. Farooq Bahti, the head of a drivers group, responded: ``Mr. Danny, accept our apology for what happened with you.'' Glover filed a complaint on Nov. 3. A week later, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced an undercover operation and threatened to seize the cabs of drivers who refused to pick up minority passengers. Since then, 39 drivers have been cited. Ali named honorary Comiso townsman Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali, pasha of Egypt Muhammad Ali, 1769?–1849, pasha of Egypt after 1805. He was a common soldier who rose to leadership by his military skill and political acumen. was a hit in Sicily. The former heavyweight champion, now slowed by Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. , was awarded honorary citizenship of the town of Comiso on Monday. Ali, 57, who often tours the globe as an envoy for peace, was on the island of Sicily for a conference on peace talks for the East African Adj. 1. East African - of or relating to or located in East Africa nation of Burundi. He attended a brief town hall ceremony in Comiso, a town of about 25,000 people. A few hundred fans greeted Ali, who responded by throwing phantom punches. Ali's speech is limited by Parkinson's, a degenerative nerve disease, but his intellect is unaffected. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy Karen Duffy (born May 23, 1962) is an American model, television personality, and actress. Born in New York City, she attended Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, New Jersey, graduating in 1979. from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Emma has an e-baby Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council. Biography Early life Thompson was born in Paddington, London, England. and her partner of four years, actor Greg Wise, are still thinking about a name for their daughter. ``At the moment, we are calling her jane.com,'' said Wise. The baby was born Saturday in London at The Hospital of St. John and St. Elizabeth and weighed 7-1/2 pounds. (2) The pope blesses LeAnn Rimes (3) Glover (4) Kirk Douglas with Susie Tracy, daughter of the late Spencer Tracy. Associated Press |
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