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1962. A crystalline voice becomes a planetary tube. A Belgian nun jostles Elvis and the Beatles on the world charts. Her name: Sister Smile. A...

We often have ideas of religious life... either kneeling in a convent or out in the streets assisting the poor. While both of these scenes are...

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are an order of gay male 'nuns', founded in San Francisco in the late 1970s with a goal to "expiate all stigmatic...

An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The idea...

This short documentary tells the story of a cheese—the famous Oka—and of the monks who make it. The Trappists in Oka, Quebec, began...

For centuries, many men and women have left everything to dedicate their lives to contemplation. LIBRES, is a journey into the interior of man. We...

Just outside of Paris, there is a community of Benedictine nuns. They come from diverse backgrounds and do not all speak the same language. In...

Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.

The movie recalls children who suffered mental and physical harm both during the last century, particularly in religious orphanages, and during the...

We follow the daily activities of Mother Teresa and her nuns, in service to the poor of India and the world. Mother Teresa attends to the basic needs...

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one...