Set in the early ’60s, “Novitiate” is yet another tale of the trauma suffered by the religious and their orders in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.

He might get a shotgun escort when he leaves town, but Thurgood Marshall is the Lone Ranger of civil rights.

The two-hour film portrays the "simple monk" Martin Luther as more of a Catholic than he is generally thought to be.

"The Good Catholic," out in theaters today, tells the story of an idealistic young priest, Daniel who is happy in his work, unhappy in his faith.

In the wake of Vatican II, the teaching nuns of a convent find their way of life being jettisoned by a revenue-challenged church.

The people behind “An Inconvenient Truth” can be forgiven for indulging in a bit of “I told you so” in their follow-up film, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”

The story of Shakespeare is eternally appealing, because we want to know what confluence of circumstances, or divine blessing, could produce such a towering figure.

What “The Big Sick” gets at is how America undermines traditions from other countries, and always has.

Surprise and outrage are two of the basic tools of comedy, and no one expects these sweet-looking sisters to sound like sailors.

John Anderson reviews "Sacred," a documentary exploring various world religions.