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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

They have a lot in common, Robert Francis Prevost and Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. They’re both Catholic. They’re both ...

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's first full-length U.S. book is set to release next winter. HarperOne announced Wednesday that it has acquired ...

Pope Leo XIV will offer his “vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation” in his first full-length book to be published in ...