The movie that (sort of) earned star Russell Crowe an audience with the pontifex was Noah. Directed by Darren Aronofsky and released in 2014, the film proved to be controversial, mainly for its ...

Since the first American ascended to the papacy, numerous celebrities and world leaders have made the pilgrimage to Rome to meet with him. This week, it was Jesus himself (well, TV’s current Jesus, ...

Pope Leo XIV included a call to action while performing mass in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The first American pope has followed ...

Loosely based on the novel I bambini di Gaza (‘The Children of Gaza’), the film is set not during the current conflict, but ...

Overlooking Lake Albano on a hill south of Rome, Castel Gandolfo was for centuries a much-loved papal summer retreat — until ...