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1) Luther
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
John Osborne's play is a fascinating and powerful psychological study of the Augustinian monk Martin Luther, examining his central role in the birth of Protestantism and revolt against the Roman Catholic Church.
3) The new pope
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
The unconventional follow-up to 2016's The Young Pope begins with Lenny Belardo, aka Pope Pius XIII, in a coma after a heart attack as the Holy See searches for his replacement. British intellectual Sir John Brannox is elected to the papal throne, assuming the name John Paul III. He soon finds that his predecessor's shadow looms large: The fiercely devoted cult of Pius XIII believes their pope will return, and their conviction proves hard to shake....
5) Novitiate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church, and sexuality.
8) Amen
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen format (1.85:first).
Language
English
Description
A German SS Lieutenant covertly collaborates with a young Italian priest in hopes of changing the Vatican's policies toward Germany during WWII, which both believe are exacerbating the Jewish Holocaust.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In Season Two of Evil, Kristin struggles with her darker nature after killing a man, while David suffers temptation as he gets closer to his ordination. Meanwhile, Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears. Includes all thirteen episodes plus over 20 minutes of deleted scenes!
10) Evelyn
Language
English
Description
In 1953, Desmond Doyle takes on the Irish family law system and the Catholic Church in a bid to be reunited with his children. Despite a strong work ethic, Desmond has a hard time holding on to steady work. Desmond's wife walks out on the relationship and his sporadic employment eventually attracts the attention of the law. A court order sends his two sons and young daughter to separate Catholic orphanages until Desmond can prove he's capable of properly...
11) Our fathers
Pub. Date
[2006], 2005.
Language
English
Description
One Cardinal's dark secret is finally revealed to the world in this true story about the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the foundation of the Roman Catholic Church. Based on the book "Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal" by Newsweek journalist David France, Our Fathers provides a heartbreaking portrait of the victims whose lives are still haunted by the crimes. Together with the help of a passionate lawyer, they...
12) Mass appeal
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Should a priest tell his congregation what they want to hear instead of the truth? Mass Appeal stars Jack Lemmon as Father Tim Farley, a complacent priest who drives a Mercedes and cracks jokes from the pulpit of a wealthy suburban parish. When idealistic Mark Dolson, a radical seminarian, accuses him of 'song and dance theology, ' the result is a head-on clash that teaches each man the true meaning of faith"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Stigmata: Frankie Paige is a bold free spirit with no worries and no faith in God. All of that changes when she suddenly begins to suffer the Stigmata--the living wounds of the crucified Christ. Bleeding from those miraculous wounds and speaking in an ancient Biblical tongue, Frankie comes to the attention of the Vatican's top investigator, Father Kiernan. But when a corrupt Cardinal discovers that Frankie is actually channeling an earth-shattering...
14) Father Stu
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Blu-ray version.
Language
English
Description
When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
It's 1949 and the communist troops of Chairman Mao are pushing the Nationalists off the mainland. In southern China, a young priest journeys to his new parish. He has been detained by saving the life of a drowning victim, a beautiful young woman who now accompanies him. His late arrival brings him to his destination just in time to be imprisoned by the communists along with the priest who waited for him to arrive. A new religion has arrived from Europe...
16) Evil: Season one
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Where does science end and the supernatural begin? That's the mysterious, and dangerous, line explored by skeptical psychologist Kristen Bouchard when she teams up with priest-in training David Acosta to explore the evil humanity is capable of. Together, they dive into the Catholic Church's files of occult phenomena to bring them to rational conclusions...or attempt to.
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