US EditionPope Leo to Host Hollywood Stars Including Cate Blanchett, Pine at Vatican
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV will host about three dozen Hollywood stars at the Vatican, including actors Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine and Adam Scott, the Vatican said.
- The Vatican says the meeting follows Pope Leo XIV's recent meeting with Robert De Niro, actor, as the pope seeks deeper dialogue with the World of Cinema on artistic creativity and human values.
- Ahead of the meeting, the Vatican revealed four of the pope's favourite films: It's a Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and Life Is Beautiful, while papal events often feature high-ranking Catholic cardinals but rarely include Hollywood stars.
- Inviting entertainers follows a precedent when the late Pope Francis hosted a June 2024 comedians event and Robert De Niro, actor, concluded his 48-hour visit with a Vatican handshake.
- As part of the Holy Year, the Vatican's culture office is organising Saturday's event involving Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, marking his early cultural outreach.
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Take a Tour Through the Pope's Favorite Movies
Set to meet with Hollywood elites over the weekend as part of a larger effort to engage with creatives, Pope Leo clearly has movies on his mind. Ahead of the meeting, the pontiff has revealed his four favorite films—or should we say fav-or-ite films. Robert Wise's The Sound of...
Three days before receiving many personalities of the seventh art, including Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine, Dave Franco, the pope published a video in which he revealed "the films that matter most to him."
From 'The Sound of Music' to 'La vita è bella': in a video from the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV shares his four favorite films with the world. He is doing this ahead of an audience with several Hollywood actors and famous directors at the Vatican. He wants to "deepen the dialogue with the world of cinema."
Pope Leo shares his all-time favorite movies
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has revealed his favorite movies, ahead of a meeting with prominent figures from the film world on Saturday. All four of Leo’s chosen films were released in the 20th century, with the oldest on the list “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which came out in 1946, according to a statement from the Vatican. Directed by Frank Capra, the movie tells the story of an angel that descends from heaven to help a businessman appre…
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