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Madonna leaves an office building in London and heads home on Wednesday (April 8).

According to the Associated Press, the 50-year-old singer pledged a “substantial amount” to the small mountain village of Pacentro where Madonna’s grandparents were born. The mayor of the small Italian town noted $500,000 as being the amount and said most of the donation will go to towns that were harder hit.

In a statement, Madonna said, “I am happy to lend a helping hand to the town that my ancestors are from. My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones or their homes.”

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Madonna enjoys dinner with fashion designer/friend Stella McCartney at Cecconi’s Italian restaurant in London on Monday (March 6).

The 50-year-old legendary entertainer seemed to sport a cut on her left arm.

Madonna intends to appeal the Malawian court decision to deny her adoption of a second child. The ruling indicated that Madonna did not meet the requirement which requires that parents live in the country for 18-24 months prior to adoption.

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Spoof versions of Angelina Jolie and Madonna made appearances on the April 4th episode of Saturday Night Live.

As previously reported, Madonna was denied in her attempt to adopt another baby from the African nation of Malawai.

Check out the baby battle below that ensued between the Material Mom, played by Kristen Wiig and Angelina, played by Abby Elliot!

Wiig as Madonna jokes, “I know you can’t tell by my face but I’m really bummed out. (sucks in cheeks) I love babies, but I especially love getting babies from crazy places.”

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Earlier this week, Madonna arrived in Malawi with her kids — David, 3, Lourdes, 12, and Rocco, 8.

In a statement from her rep Liz Rosenberg, Madonna confirmed she is trying to adopt a girl named Chifundo “Mercy” James who is about 4 years old.

According to AP, the girl’s 18-year-old mother was unmarried and died soon after she gave birth. Her father is believed to be alive but has little contact with his daughter.

The Material mom also took David (pictured here) to meet his biological father for the first time since he left Malawi in 2006. “Madonna is committed to maintaining an ongoing relationship with David’s Malawian roots,” Madge’s statement continued.

Madonna visits Chkhota Village in Malawi where she has bought land to build part of her Raising Malawi school for girls on Sunday (March 29).

The 50-year-old entertainer is reportedly in Malawi to adopt her second child, Mercy James.

Madge is pictured below with Eric Borgstein, the Chief Advisor of Pediatric Care for her Raising Malawi Charity. She also takes a look at a map of the land which she purchased.

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Madonna heads out with son, David Banda, as they go for a walk in Manhattan in New York City on Saturday (March 28).

The 50-year-old legendary entertainer will be headed to Malawi this weekend for her new adopted daughter, Mercy James.

Meanwhile, Jesus, Madge’s former beau, was seen sunning himself on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

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Malawi officials have confirmed that Madonna is adopting 3-year-old Mercy James.

“The adoption is going ahead. It has been at an advanced stage for some time,” said Malawi’s Director of Child Welfare Services, Penstone Kilembe to UsWeekly.

Mercy is from the “Mchinji Home of Hope orphanage. She has no father and mother, they both died…We finished the assessment yesterday in readiness for the courts next week,” said an official at the ministry of Gender and Child Development to Reuters.