America spoke with Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield about the nature of faith and the singular courage of Tammy Faye.

“I’m completely immersed in something way bigger than myself,” actor Shia LaBeouf said in an Instagram post published by Capuchin Friar Hai Ho last week.

If only the priest would turn his back on members of the congregation, the movie’s logic goes, and recite the liturgy in a language they don’t understand, the pews would be full and the seminaries overflowing.

A simple, well-told story can bear some of the most profound truths.

‘Lourdes’ is a film of dignity, charity and profundity—one in which hope is made palpable.

“Rebel Hearts” is an immensely satisfying experience for the viewer, especially for anyone who has chafed against the church’s powerful male hierarchy, but still yearned for belonging in its fold.