When it comes to their religion, the criminals embrace the rituals and ignore the meaning.

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.