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Sister Suor Cristina performs during the final of the Italian TV show The Voice of Italy in Milan on Thursday. The 25-year-old nun is already a talent show sensation thanks to her habit-clad performances. Marco Bertorello Agence France-Presse
A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy televised talent contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics.


Wearing her black habit and a crucifix around her neck Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Free Shipping , Suor Cristina punched the air and thanked God for her victory, reciting an "Our Father" prayer to the puzzlement of organizers and audience.


"I want Jesus to come in here!" said the 25-year-old, dressed in the sensible black shoes and ankle-length black skirt she has worn throughout the contest.


"My presence here is not up to me, it's thanks to the man upstairs!" said Cristina after prevailing over a 28-year-old hard rocker with long curly hair who had performed Stairway to Heaven.


Cristina, a reformed rebel who had once sung in a band and now lives with fellow nuns in Milan Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Wholesale , won a recording contract with Universal but hinted she might shun a full rock 'n' roll career.


"I will go back to my priorities - prayer, waking up early in the morning, school. ... That's fundamental for me to be able to begin something new later on," the Sicilian native told reporters.


Cristina said she was following Pope Francis' appeals to bring the Catholic Church closer to ordinary people and was not shy about her newfound success.


"I have a gift to give, and I am giving it to you; what can I do about that? Jesus has called upon me. It wouldn't be worth much if I kept it for myself Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Sale ," she said.


She shot to television fame in recent months in this predominantly Catholic country with her versions of songs like Girls Just Want To Have Fun and Time of My Life from the film Dirty Dancing.


It was a performance of Alicia Keys' No One that first drew attention to her in March, and she sang the tune again on Friday to cheers from an audience that included nuns from her Ursuline Order.


There was some confusion when one panel judge - rock star Piero Pelu - joked that she was the "devil incarnate", prompting the host to quickly add that it was meant with "maximum irony".


The talent show was apparently being followed in the Vatican corridors of power, with top culture official Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi tweeting a quote from a Roman thinker: "If we commit injustice, God will leave us without music".


Suor Cristina had already sung alongside such luminaries as Kylie Minogue and Ricky Martin during the show Cheap Nike Air Max 98 China , and Keys defined as "pure energy" Suor Cristina's performance, which received more than 50 million YouTube hits.


She also received a celebrity endorsement from actress Whoopi Goldberg - star of the 1990s film Sister Act where she is a singer playing a nun.


But Cristina still defined herself as a "humble servant" and ascribed her sudden success to a "thirst for joy, for love, and a message that is beautiful and pure".


"Since Pope Francis talks of a Bible of joy, I think I'm on the right track Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Online ," she said in the runup to Friday's showdown.

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducts a checkpoint in Lanao Del Sur Province, the Philippines, May 24, 2017. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he is mulling placing the Visayas region in the central Philippines under martial law after declaring Mindanao under martial law. (XinhuaStringer)

MANILA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday that he is considering placing the entire country under martial law Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Youth , saying the militants might continue to sow more terror not only in southern Philippines but also in other parts of the country.


Duterte declared on Tuesday night martial law for 60 days on the island of Mindanao and nearby island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi after clashes between the army and militants with alleged links to Islamic State (ISIS) in Marawi, provincial city of Lanao del Sur on the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines.


Duterte made the declaration while on an official visit to Russia, which he was forced to cut short after the Marawi City violence broke out around Tuesday afternoon.


At a news conference shortly after arriving from Russia, Duterte said that he is considering expanding the scope of martial rule to nearby Visayas region and even the entire country Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Womens , including the main Luzon island.


"If I think that the ISIS has already taken foothold also in Luzon, and terrorism is not really far behind, I might declare martial law throughout the country to protect the people," Duterte said.


"I may decide to expand the area to include Visayas because it is a walking distance actually," Duterte said Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Mens , referring to the proximity of the Visayas region to Mindanao.


He added he might also decide to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in the Visayas. "Remember that this is not intended for the law-abiding citizens. We are the least of your worries," he said.


Visayas region is a group of island provinces in the central Philippines, just above Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines.


Duterte said he is eyeing imposing a curfew in certain areas in Mindanao, including Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte Cheap Nike Air Max 98 Shoes , Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabao and maybe in Zamboanga City. He said he will decide after the cabinet meeting later Wednesday.


"I will not hesitate to do everything to protect and preserve the Filipino people," Duterte said.


Meantime, the government said thousands of Marawi residents have fled to avoid the conflict. At least 800 of those who evacuated are now staying in the provincial capital.


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