Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope in history, hosted a star-studded event at the Vatican attended by Hollywood A-listers and filmmakers from around the world where he celebrated the art of cinema for its ability to bring the human condition to visual life on a mass, communal scale.

In his eloquent speech, the Holy Father discussed Cinema’s origins as a “play of light and shadow, designed to amuse and impress” before it evolved into a “popular art in the noblest sense, intended for and accessible to all”

One of cinema’s most valuable contributions is helping audiences consider their own lives, look at the complexity of their experiences with new eyes and examine the world as if for the first time,” he said. “In doing so, they rediscover a portion of the hope that is essential for huma

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