Overview
- The Pope disclosed his picks in a short video published by Variety on TikTok ahead of this weekend’s gathering.
- The four titles he cited are It’s a Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, Ordinary People, and Life Is Beautiful.
- An audience at the Apostolic Palace on Saturday will bring together actors and directors, with attendees including Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee, Monica Bellucci, Chris Pine, Viggo Mortensen, George Miller, Giuseppe Tornatore and Judd Apatow, according to Vatican sources.
- The Dicastery for Culture and Education frames the initiative as deepening dialogue with the film world and exploring how creativity can serve the Church’s mission and human values.
- The event is part of Jubilee 2025 programming and continues León XIV’s cultural outreach, following recent audiences with figures such as Robert De Niro.