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Andrew Garfield stars as Father Sebastian Rodrigues in a scene from the movie "Silence." Garfield underwent the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, as part of his preparation for playing a Jesuit priest in Martin Scorsese's new film.

'Silence' actor Andrew Garfield did St. Ignatius' spiritual exercises to prepare for priest role

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WASHINGTON – Actor Andrew Garfield underwent the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, as part of his preparation for playing a Jesuit priest in Martin Scorsese's new film, "Silence."

Unlike the communications with aliens movie 'Arrival,' starring Amy Adams as Louise Banks, there's nothing alien about the way God talks to us, writes Bishop Robert Barron.

There’s nothing alien about the way God talks to us

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Like E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Independence Day, and a host of similar films over the past 30 years, Arrival explores the theme of an alien visitation to Earth.

Liam Neeson stars in a scene from the movie "Silence."

Review of Martin Scorsese's 'Silence'

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NEW YORK – Directed and co-written (with Jay Cocks) by Martin Scorsese, Silence (Paramount) is a dramatically powerful but theologically complex work best suited to viewers who come to the multiplex prepared to engage with serious issues.

A documentary that shows the role of St. John Paul II in the end of communism has won two Emmys.

Saint John Paul II documentary takes two Emmys

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CHICAGO, Ill. – Two Emmy Awards have gone to a documentary that shows St. John Paul II’s central role in the end of communism.

Diego Luna, Felicity Jones and Jiang Wen star in a scene from the movie "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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NEW YORK – With "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," last year's promising reignition of the iconic franchise, "The Force Awakens," gains a worthy – and equally family-friendly – companion.

Pope Francis meets U.S. film director Martin Scorsese during a Nov. 30 private audience at the Vatican.

In Jesuit publications, filmmaker Scorsese talks about his faith

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ROME – In two long interviews with Jesuit publications, director Martin Scorsese described his new film Silence as a major stage in his pilgrimage of faith, a pilgrimage that included flunking out of the minor seminary, investigating other religions and recognizing that the Catholic Church was his home.

Pope Francis meets U.S. film director Martin Scorsese during a Nov. 30 private audience at the Vatican. The meeting took place the morning after the screening his film, "Silence," for about 300 Jesuits.

Pope Francis meets Martin Scorsese, director of 'Silence,' at Vatican

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VATICAN CITY – On Wednesday Pope Francis added world famous director Martin Scorsese to the list of Hollywood stars he has welcomed for a private meeting in the Vatican, following an official Rome preview of Scorsese’s new film Silence.

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in a scene from the movie "Allied."

Movie Review: Allied

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NEW YORK – Like time travellers from the Golden Age of Hollywood studio films, the characters played by Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in "Allied" (Paramount) don't allow a little event like World War II to muss their elegant coifs.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the movie 'Doctor Strange.'

'Doctor Strange' offers a taste of spiritual medicine

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Scott Derickson’s new film, Doctor Strange, has received rave reviews for its special-effects, its compelling story-telling, and the quality of its actors, but I would like to focus on the spirituality implicit in it. Doctor Strange is far from a satisfying presentation of the spiritual order, but it represents a significant step in the right direction, which proves especially helpful for our time.

Director Mel Gibson, center, is seen on the set of "Hacksaw Ridge." The movie marks Gibson's return to the director's chair after a 10-year absence.

Faith takes center stage in Mel Gibson's new film

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NEW YORK – Ever since the success of 2004's The Passion of the Christ, viewers of faith have waited anxiously for a follow-up from the film's director, Mel Gibson.

Andrew Garfield stars in a scene from the movie "Hacksaw Ridge."

Movie Review: Hacksaw Ridge

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NEW YORK – In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells his disciples, "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."

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