You do not have to look hard to find movies and television shows that celebrate the (sometimes unexpected) gift of life.

I would stand out in the mallows And cow pastures, arms and eyes Opened wide, crying, praying:

We're told the pope abstains from TV, but likes a good movie. Here's some suggestions from America staff and contributors.

“There’s a war coming, dude,” says one character to another in “Heroes of the Fourth Turning.” Was she right?

Amanda Gorman's poem was like a lighting flash that spoke to eternal beauty

Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players, died Friday.