Conclave movie review: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci’s papal thriller unspools along expected lines
Ralph Fiennes himself is not an actor given to frivolity, and in his hands, Lawrence is a picture of a man burdened by duty, ...
‘Conclave’ review: An entertaining Battle of the Cassocks
After World War I, Edward Berger straight leaps into the Battle of the Cassocks. Conclave, by the Oscar-winning director of ...
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Paraguay’s disappeared: A dictator’s shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror, during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared, some Paraguayans feel as if Gen ...
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ review: A blistering story of life under tyranny
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s films bristle with rage about his country’s tyrannical treatment of its people. Rasoulof’s realist critiques, about themes ranging from state-sponsored ...
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How Vatican’s secret spy service ‘The Entity’ trained priests in dark arts, infiltrated USSR & helped Pole become Pope
“Some of them might have use for the cassock but they were nevertheless ... The governing body of the Catholic Church, it houses various branches — including the famous Swiss Guards known ...
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The top 20 Catholic movies
Tough guy Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Catholic priest Jerry Connolly (Pat O’Brien) were boyhood friends who took different paths. Sullivan becomes the idol of a group of boys whom Connolly ...