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Film director Spike Lee gives Pope Leo XIV a customized New York Knicks jersey at the Vatican on November 15, 2025. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Movie Makers: Film Can Portray "longing for the infinite"

Nov 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a vehicle capable of expressing humanity’s deepest spiritual search and its longing for the infinite.

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