US EditionPope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices
Pope Leo XIV urged filmmakers to include marginalized voices and called for cooperation to protect movie theaters amid declining global revenues, especially in the US and Canada.
- On Nov. 15, Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett and Greta Gerwig to the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, urging filmmakers to include marginal voices and make film accessible to all.
- Organized by the Vatican's culture ministry, the encounter follows similar audiences Pope Francis held in recent years and included a guest list assembled in the last three months with help from Martin Scorsese.
- The guest list mixed Hollywood names with Monica Bellucci and Italian and international directors, while organizers said Leo spent nearly an hour greeting participants and overcame agents' skepticism.
- Leo warned that cinemas face decline and urged cultural and film institutions to cooperate in affirming the social and cultural value of movie theaters, while speakers said he framed film as including marginalized voices and reconnecting filmmakers and audiences.
- The pope's American background adds meaning to his Nov. 11 video release of four favorite films, continuing his meetings with Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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