French Catholic Film Draws 400,000 Viewers, Secularism Row

French movie about Sacred Heart a surprise box office hit

Since its release on October 1, the feature film has accumulated 195,023 admissions and could exceed 200,000 viewers by Thursday.

France’s improbable adult baptism boom

A secular country returns to the church

An Islamo-Friendly French Mayor’s Attempt To Squash A Catholic Film Backfires Badly

The mayor of Marseille has gone out of his way to help the cause of Islam but decided to suppress a movie about the Sacré Couer devotion in the name of secularism.

Sacred Heart film breaks all records in secular France for viewership and public backlash

The film places great importance on the shrine of Paray-le-Monial, which was entrusted to the Emmanuel Community in 1985.

“Sacré-Cœur”: The Christian Film Moving Audiences and Causing a Stir

Released in early October, the docudrama Sacré-Cœur. Son règne n’aura pas de fin has drawn nearly 300,000 viewers and ignited an unexpected national debate. Be it the spiritual fervor surrounding it, the popular acclaim, or the controversy it triggered over secularism, Steven and Sabrina...

Sacré Coeur! A nun, a billionaire and the battle for France’s soul

Sacré Cœur 2025: film about Christ’s appearances to a nun splits France