With the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, we've been thinking about just how much the Catholic faith is represented in cinema. Many of the greatest directors were raised Catholic; there are ...

The Catholic Movie Club is a short weekly essay pulling out spiritual themes in our favorite films. You can discuss the movies with other readers in the comments on this page or in our Facebook group.

In ‘Cinema Paradiso,’ the village movie theater is the one place Toto feels at home. “Going to the movies always felt like something sacred.” That is how I opened my first Catholic Movie Club column ...