After backlash, Vatican points to Olympic champion Lollobrigida as model of motherhood When Italian Olympic speedskating champion Francesca Lollobrigida brought her energetic young son to on-camera interviews, keyboard warriors came for her parenting choices. But at the Vatican on Tuesday, she was celebrated as a model of motherhood and elite sport. Last month, on her 35th birthday, Lollobrigida won two gold medals and set an Olympic record — after many assumed she’d never return to the ice at the same level once she became a mother. Top Stories VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After winning two Olympic gold medals, Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida drew criticism for bringing her young son to public appearances.  (RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the final week of Ramadan, an attack on a Michigan synagogue and more.  (RNS) — Some evangelicals’ cooling relationship with Chavismo stems from a 2024 meeting where Maduro favored the pastors of the largest megachurches.  (RNS) — Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman who has lived in New Jersey for a decade, was detained last March after protesting near Columbia University against Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. Opinion (RNS) — Accusations that a Black liberation theologian had switched his loyalty to Donald Trump sent the world of religious and theological studies into shock.  (RNS) — The president’s energy policy left the country unprepared for his war. ICYMI PITTSBURGH (RNS) — The Rev. Aidan Smith had been on administrative leave since January amid claims he sold cathedral artifacts online.  NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — The unusual fair, now in its second year, has broached the subject that's uncomfortable for many. It's also one of the central teachings of Buddhism, which shapes much of Thailand's culture, about life’s unavoidable sufferings: birth, old age, sickness and death. | 
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