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Shia LaBeouf stars in the new drama Padre Pio, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in theatres and on demand June 2. Directed by Abel Ferrara the film traces the saint’s life from just after the First World War.

For new role, Shia LeBeouf ‘fell in love with Christ’

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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.

Jonathan Roumie and Kelsey Grammer star in a scene from the movie Jesus Revolution. What the film lacks in theological soundness it makes up for by refraining from Hollywood’s usual “objectionable ingredients” when dealing with faith.

While theologically lacking, Jesus Revolution still groovy

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The Woodstock generation gets religion in the warmhearted fact-based drama Jesus Revolution (Lionsgate). Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically-flavoured look back at a somewhat surprising chapter in Baby Boomer history is doctrinally dodgy but ethically uplifting.

Above, a scene from Mary’s Way of the Cross, a film by Winnipeg’s Bisong Taiwo.

Film relives Mary’s journey with the Cross

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Kevin Dunn, left, interviews Bishop Scott McCaig of the Military Ordinariate of Canada for his film Permission: Fr. Bob Bedard’s Vision for the Church.

Fr. Bedard champion of, for, the Church

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Fr. Robert “Bob” Bedard (1929-2011), a beloved advocate of the Canadian and global Catholic communities, is the subject of an upcoming documentary-drama from award-winning Catholic filmmaker Kevin Dunn.

Mother Teresa presents documents for a new house to a villager in 1994 in Mumbai. A new film on the sainted Mother Teresa will play at select theatres Nov. 2-3.

New film explores Mother Teresa's legacy of caring

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The future of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa’s Sisters, is more of the same — more hope, more love, more care and compassion launched into the gaping wound of destitution, despair and neglect visible in every city in the world. 

Pope Francis meets with Arouna Kande of Senegal, whose story is related in the film The Letter.

Pope Francis' Laudato Si’ call renewed in new film

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Pope Francis is once again reaching out over the heads of world leaders to appeal directly to ordinary people — people of all faiths and none — on behalf of a planet in crisis.

Aris Servetalis as Nektarios.

'Man of God' illustrates St. Nektarios’ indomitable spirit

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Though a devout believer in Jesus Christ, Serbian-American filmmaker Yelena Popovic, the director of the newly released Man of God, did not foresee tackling religious subject matter in her professional career.

Bishop Scott McCaig of the Military Ordinariate of Canada acting as Franciscan Friar Father Frédéric Janssoone, who witnessed the miracle of the Our Lady of the Cape statue open its eyes.

Showtime for Our Lady of the Cape

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The final countdown is on until Our Lady of the Cape receives its splashy film premiere treatment.

Quasimodo hugs his two gargoyle friends in Disney’s animated musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Disney’s Hunchback ages well

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“The Hunchback of Notre Dame at 25: ‘The Most R-Rated G You Will Ever See.’ ”

A new documentary chronicling Pope emeritus Benedict XVI’s papacy was to be released April 16.

Film explores Benedict’s papacy

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VATICAN CITY -- A documentary released on Benedict XVI’s 94th birthday states that his personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, tried to dissuade him from abdicating the papacy.

The replica Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of the Cape was on display at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1947 Marian Congress.

Film to chronicle Our Lady of the Cape

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Canadian Catholic filmmaker Kevin Dunn was spellbound when he first heard the story of Our Lady of the Cape.

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