Arts & Culture

Belise Nishimwe, born in a refugee camp in Tanzania, with the support the family received, is an inspiring expression of community and faith.

Jana Hukriede leads dozens of volunteers in growing food on the grounds of LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home run by Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri.

The award-winning vocalist presented “I Thirst: The Crucifixion Story,” on Palm Sunday, reinforcing the passion and death of Jesus evoked from the Gospel reading from Luke for that day.

Most Catholics have probably heard of or read about St. Elizabeth Seton, the first American-born citizen to be declared a saint, as following her canonization in 1975, it was not uncommon for new or merged parishes and schools to be named in her honor.

“The Curse of La Llorona” (Warner Bros.) constitutes an intense but problematic horror story. Director Michael Chaves’ often-effective addition to the universe of the “Conjuring” franchise elicits its fair share of starts.

At once the profile of a plucky 5-year-old Adelie penguin the filmmakers dub “Steve” and an introduction to his species as a whole, “Penguins” (Disneynature) is a winning documentary.

One of the most influential franchises in the video game industry returns with the release of “Devil May Cry 5” (Capcom).

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Few people can ever have taken those words of Jesus, recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, quite as literally as Joyce Smith, the real-life figure at the heart of the faith-affirming drama “Breakthrough” (Fox 2000).