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Chris Pratt stars in a scene from the movie "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2."

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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NEW YORK – Sound fundamental values underlie the spirited sci-fi follow-up "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (Disney). But thematic elements demanding discernment, together with some less than family-friendly dialogue, make this return to the stars best for grown-ups.

Charlotte Le Bon, Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale star in a scene from the movie "The Promise." The film dramatizes the genocide of Armenians in the Turkish-ruled Ottoman Empire at the outset of World War I.

New film on Armenian genocide took two years to make, longer to realize

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WASHINGTON – "The Promise," a film dramatizing the genocide of Armenians in the Turkish-ruled Ottoman Empire at the outset of World War I, was two years in the making, but probably a half-century in the idea stage, according to George Winter, one of the movie's producers.

Filmmaker Paul Schrader told a Toronto audience that there is magic in spiritual films.

Spiritual films can make magic with audience, says filmmaker

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The magic of spiritual films comes from having an audience “lean” into it, says director and screenwriter Paul Schrader.

Mike Vogel plays Lee Strobel in a new film recounting Strobel’s path to believing.

Writer finds surprise ending to quest in ‘The Case for Christ’

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Atheist turned Christian apologist Lee Strobel took on the case of his life in 1980.

A night view from Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzgovina.

'Apparition Hill' documentary is about far more than Medjugorje

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OTTAWA – The documentary Apparition Hill, returning to select theatres from March 25 to April 8, is a powerful movie about pilgrimage and spiritual transformation.

talian actor Flavio Parenti, as Raphael, in a scene from the Sistine Chapel in the 3D film “Raphael – Prince of the Arts."

High art meets high-tech in Vatican 3D film about Raphael

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VATICAN CITY – He was a child prodigy who became one of the most famous artists in the world, and more than 6 million tourists come to see his work at the Vatican Museums every year.

Emma Watson stars in a scene from the movie "Beauty and the Beast."

Beauty and the Beast: Disney makes statement with gay character

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NEW YORK – Disney's live-action adaptation of its beloved 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast arrives in theatres amid a swirl of controversy over the updating of one of its characters into an openly gay man.

Papa (Octavia Spencer) comforts Mack (Sam Worthington) as he tries to come to terms with his daughter’s death.

'The Shack' brings its Holy Trinity to the screen

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William Paul Young initially made 15 copies of The Shack in 2005 as a Christmas present for his six children and for a handful of his close friends.

Women religious pray as the Blessed Sacrament is processed through the Knights of Columbus Mercy Centre during World Youth Day events July 27.

Documentary captures spirit of World Youth Day in Krakow

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The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy is over, but the call to mercy lives on.

“The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara” painting by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim from 1862.

Steven Spielberg movie to examine notorious Catholic kidnapping of Jewish boy

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BOLOGNA, Italy –  It was a heart-wrenching story that bitterly divided Catholics and Jews in Italy and provoked an international scandal more than 150 years ago.

Global TV mini-series 'Mary Kills People' have been criticized by the Catholic Women's League and the Council of Canadian with Disabilities for trivializing euthanasia.

Global TV's mini-series draws fire for dramatizing euthanasia

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OTTAWA – The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) have condemned the Global TV mini-series Mary Kills People about a doctor who illegally euthanizes consenting patients.

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