Popes — they’re just like us! They like to watch movies, too. Pope Leo XIV revealed his four favorite movies of all time, ahead of a special event at the Vatican. The Chicago-born pontiff, the first ...
The Vatican shared the spotlight with Hollywood on Saturday as Pope Leo XIV hosted dozens of stars, including Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and Monica Bellucci for a special audience celebrating the power ...
Pope Leo XIV meets with Spike Lee during an audience with and stars directors from the cinema at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Credit: Vatican Media Via AP VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Spike Lee, Cate ...
Hollywood got a holy spotlight on Saturday, November 15. In an event organized by the Vatican’s culture ministry, Pope Leo XIV gave a special speech on the impact of cinema, both past and present.
It's a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart from 1946. The Sound of Music from 1965 with Julie Andrews. Ordinary People, the year was 1980. The stars were Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore. Lavite ...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett and Judd Apatow were among the Hollywood personalities who met with Pope Leo XIV for a private audience at the Vatican on Saturday (Nov. 15), where the U ...
For Good” in theaters. The film certainly wasn’t as good as last year’s “Wicked” installment, but the leading ladies (especially Ariana Grande) delivered dazzling performances and the movie’s central ...
Pope Leo XIV is on the side of the angels when it comes to matters of cinema. Last Saturday, after he gathered some of the film world’s luminaries at the Vatican, the pontiff delivered one of the most ...
(RNS) — In a meeting with Hollywood heavyweights, Pope Leo XIV warned that movie theaters are disappearing just as their cultural power is most needed. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett ...