Arts & Culture

The restoration of the church required coordination involving more than 400 specialists and the need to maintain the liturgical schedule and to keep the doors open for pilgrims.

The set of “I Love Lucy” was a toxic workplace. At least, that’s how it’s portrayed in writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s biographical drama “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon).

The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation received a watch from Pope Francis for its “Once Upon a Time Collection,” a watch assemblage that will be auctioned online in 2022 to mark the foundation’s 30th anniversary.

The Knights of Columbus made its latest documentary, “St. Joseph: Our Spiritual Father,” available to view for free on its website Dec. 8 to coincide with the end of the “Year of St. Joseph.”

The title “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight) at least gives moviegoers fair warning of what awaits them in director and co-writer Guillermo del Toro’s noir-inspired screen version of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel, scripted with Kim Morgan.

Twenty-four elementary school-age students won this year’s contest and their artwork will be on display at the national shrine throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons.

If the Hallmark Channel is in need of books on which to base Christmas movies, these two should be considered.

A Wisconsin pastor has created a 10-part series of short videos related to a special Christmas episode released in theaters by the creators of the show “The Chosen,” a popular streaming series on the life of Jesus and the Gospel stories.