Over a century in the making, the Tower of Jesus Christ, designed by famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, will soon crown the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, making it the tallest Catholic Church in the world.| Catholic Review
After 800 years of silence, the pipes from the oldest organ in Christendom played again, filling the reception hall of Jerusalem's Franciscan Monastery of St. Saviour with the unique sound of the 11th-century liturgical chant, Benedicamus Domino Flos Filius.| Catholic Review
The northwestern French city of Nantes waited for this moment for five long years and on Sept. 27, reopened its cathedral after the 2020 arson attack. The church celebrated with local and state officials present, and topped its reopening with ballet dancers flying on the cathedral's square.| Catholic Review
For better or worse, the sports biopic "The Smashing Machine" (A24) registers as a highly realistic film. With both a real-life figure as its focus and a documentary as its source material, that may be unsurprising. But the low-key, unsensational approach adopted by writer-director Benny Safdie ultimately produces varied results.| Catholic Review
Viewers allergic to cats, whether physically or by temperament, should steer clear of the colorful but cutesy musical fantasy "Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie" (Universal). So, too, should cynics, curmudgeons and anyone given to even occasional grumpiness.| Catholic Review
Returning to the big screen for the first time in nearly eight years in "Anemone," Daniel Day-Lewis plays this central figure, Ray Stoker. Day-Lewis also co-wrote the screenplay with his son, Ronan, who directed the film.| Catholic Review
Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.| Catholic Review
A new documentary on the abuses allegedly committed by Father Marko Rupnik and survivors' pursuit of justice received high praise at the Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, including for Gloria Branciani, an alleged victim who received a four-minute standing ovation.| Catholic Review
Just in time for the elevation to the papacy of Pope Leo XIV, the American-born cardinal who was for many years a missionary in Peru, the Walters Art Museum is displaying a rare treasure of the Catholic Church in colonial Peru. | catholicreview.org
As the Catholic Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of 2025, Malta is quietly emerging as one of its most compelling pilgrimage destinations — a place where spiritual renewal unfolds not amid the crowds of Rome, but along lesser-known paths shaped by centuries of faith, resilience and cultural continuity.| catholicreview.org
A pilgrimage is a profound and deeply personal experience, often led by a desire for spiritual growth and connection. Peter Bahou, founder and president of the travel company Peter’s Way Tours, knows this better than most. Born in the ancient city of Jaffa, Israel, Bahou was educated from a young age by the Franciscans of the Holy Land, who immersed him in the sacred stories and places of Christianity.| catholicreview.org
Walking through the serene green spaces of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, N.Y., it is hard to imagine the scene that greeted St. Isaac Jogues and St. René Goupil at the same site in 1642.| catholicreview.org
Fox Nation announced June 11 that an eight-episode second season of the docudrama series “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” will become available for streaming beginning in November and continuing through the spring of next year. As before, celebrated director Scorsese will host, narrate and executive produce the programs.| catholicreview.org
