Instruktøren Francis Ford Coppola har restaureret The Godfather: Part III med en ny begyndelse, og som han selv beskriver det, "en mere passende afslutning på The Godfather og The Godfather: Part II". Den aldrende mafialeder Michael Corleone har to ønsker: at gøre sit familiedynasti lovligt og at finde en efterfølger.
Pavens eksorcist Amorth efterforsker en ung drengs skræmmende besiddelse og ender med at afsløre en århundreder gammel sammensværgelse, som Vatikanet desperat har forsøgt at holde skjult.
Bag Vatikanets mure konfronteres den konservative Pave Benedict med den liberale og frisindede Pave Frans. Det udvikler sig til et venskab og baner vejen for et historisk vendepunkt for den katolske kirke. Filmen emmer af veloplagt dialog og morsomme replikudvekslinger de to mænd imellem. Selvom dramaet er morsomt, er det dog bl.a. også alvorlige emner de to mænd diskuterer. Alt fra ensomhed til religion og tro, men også mindre tunge emner som fodbold og gode pizzaer.
Fred Zinnemanns filmatisering af Robert Bolts historiske skuespil A Man for All Seasons er så vellykket, at den ud over de 6 Oscars, den vandt i 1966, scorede yderligere 14 internationale filmpriser samme år. Det er en moralsk fabel, der placerer den engelske Lord Chancellor, juristen og katolikken Sir Thomas Moore (Paul Scofield) i centrum, da han af samvittighedsmæssige grunde nægter at anerkende sin konge, Henry VIII's ønske om skilsmisse.
Under 2. verdenskrig får kemikeren Kurt Gerstein til opgave at udvikle en gas, der kan bekæmpe utøj i soldaternes lejre ved fronten. Men da han opdager, at hans gas bliver brugt til at dræbe jøder i kz-lejre, går han bag om ryggen på SS og kontakter Vatikanet i håb om at få paven til at fordømme grusomhederne
Dette er den sande historie, som Vatikanet og hele den katolske verden forgæves har forsøgt at undertrykke. Johanna vokser op i middelalderens Tyskland. Fordi hun ikke er en mand, kan Johanna ikke forfølge sine drømme. Alligevel studerer hun sine forbudte bøger i det skjulte. Da de barbariske normanere overfalder hendes landsby, forklæder hun sig som en mand og søger tilflugt i et kloster. Her begynder hendes utrolige rejse mod magtens tinder. For som man lærer Johanna healingens kunst, og hun bliver pavens personlige læge. Da paven pludseligt dør, er hun det oplagte valg som efterfølger. Uden at andre ved det, er hun blevet den første kvindelige pave nogensinde. Men hendes forklædning trues af den brændende kærlighed, hun føler for Ridder Gerold og deres fælles barn, som vokser i hendes mave. Og hvis hun bliver afsløret, er straffen tortur og en smertefuld død.
Michelangelo var efter sigende noget af en dværg, hvilket ikke afholdt Hollywood fra at give rollen som den verdensberømte kunstner til machomanden Charlton Heston og rollen som pave Julius II, til Rex Harrison. De to kunne ikke udstå hinanden under optagelserne, men det er en anden sag. Historien drejer sig primært om skabelsen af de berømte loftsmalerier i Roms Sixtinske kapel, en fysisk krævende opgave.
En stilfærdig, beskeden kardinal finder sig pludselig forfremmet til pave i Rom. Han har aldrig før været i rampelyset og bliver slået helt ud, da han konfronteres med menneskeskaren på Peters-pladsen. For at undgå en international krise hidkalder Vatikanet en ikke-religiøs psykiater (Nanni Moretti), til at finde ud af, hvad paven fejler.
Ti unge fra hele verden møder pave Francis i Rom for at tale og videreformidle deres generations bekymringer. Hvad der venter dem er et hidtil uset møde, en personlig samtale og en unik begivenhed.
After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.
As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”
The life of the remarkable man who passed away after an extraordinary 26 year reign, and whose papal odyssey encompassed more than 120 countries and earned him the reputation of an international fighter for freedom.
This intimate documentary series examines the lives and the most significant moments of the papacies of John XXIII, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis I.
Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll.
A six part docuseries that explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today and goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages.
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval is a 1993 television miniseries about the life of Charlemagne. It consists of five episodes and covers the period from the death of his father, Pepin the Short in AD 768 until Charlemagne's corronation as the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, AD 800. However, there is a minor chronological anachronism: in an earlier episode, we see Widukind, the king of the Saxons surrender and convert to Christianity, which didn't happen until AD 803. This program was directed by Clive Donner and based primarily on the contemporary biography of Charlemagne written by Einhard, who knew Charlemagne personally.
Popetown is a controversial animated sitcom, billed by its producers as "Father Ted meets South Park", following the doodles and scribblings of a student at school during a lesson. His drawings depict the life of Father Nicholas, who lives in a Vatican City parody referred to as "Popetown". He is charged with being the handler for the Pope who is a complete nincompoop with the emotional and mental maturity of a four-year-old. Father Nicholas must keep the Pope out of trouble, and make sure the general public does not find out that the Holy Father is a drooling idiot. Other characters include a priest who is a sexual deviant, and a trio of corrupt cardinals who secretly run Popetown and attempt to get rich behind the Pope's back. These and other elements caused the show to be extremely controversial.
In a world television first, Revelation takes cameras into the criminal trials of notorious Catholic priests accused of sex crimes against children. Through a series of extraordinary interviews filmed during the trials, Revelation uncovers the secret lives and motivations of some of the most reviled men of modern times. How does a man of God become a predator of children? Revelation culminates in the Vatican with the story of a high ranking Cardinal accused of abusing boys in an orphanage in Australia. Across three compelling episodes Revelation presents the deepest portrayal of the culture and system that protected perpetrators of heinous crimes against children.
