Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ but by helping people challenge and expand their knowledge of the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Film
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Shia LaBeouf: ‘I fell in love with Christ’ to portray Padre Pio on screen
Actor Shia LaBeouf portrays St. Pio of Pietrelcina in the new drama “Padre Pio,” which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in U.S. theaters and on demand June 2.
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Scorsese ‘has his crucifix. I have a cross’: Paul Schrader on his faith and new film ‘Master Gardener’
His stories often exploit the logical but worst possible outcomes of his characters’ spiraling depravity or despair. But Schrader’s faith always informs even his most profane films.
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Podcast: Joining a parish (or club) could save your life.
A discussion about the documentary “Join or Die,” “a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it.“
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I’m a priest and Writers Guild member. Here’s why Catholics should support the writers strike.
I would like to offer three anecdotes from my life that I hope will speak to what the Writers Guild of America is fighting for and why Catholics should care.
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Hulu’s ‘The Pope: Answers’ is the most thrilling movie out right now
The conversation of “The Pope: Answers” offers a provocative image of what church could be.
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The real priest who inspired ’The Pope’s Exorcist’—and the Jesuit who brought it to market
In “The Pope’s Exorcist,” the story of Fr. Gabriele Amorth, known as “the James Bond of exorcists,” is told with Russell Crowe as the main figure. It appears in theatres Friday, April 14.
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In Hulu’s ‘The Pope: Answers,’ Pope Francis talks abortion, gender identity, dating apps and more with 10 young adults
“The Pope: Answers,” a new film on Hulu featuring the pope in conversation with 10 young Spanish-speaking people between the ages of 20 and 25, is a lived example of the culture of encounter to which Pope Francis exhorts us.
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Interview: The director who followed Pope Francis around the world in ‘In Viaggio’
Ahead of the U.S. theatrical release of “In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis,” America spoke with Gianfranco Rosi about his ideas for the documentary and how the film is a modern-day Stations of the Cross.
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What Catholics can learn from Adam Sandler’s misfit heroes
I’ve been thinking about Adam Sandler’s body of work as a whole, and I’ve realized that the kind of characters he often plays may have something to teach us about, well, Jesus.