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Francis Ford Coppola Compares Fall of Rome to Current American Politics: “Lost Its Republic and Ended Up With an Emperor”
Politics tamfitronics Francis Ford Coppola got political while discussing his new film Megalopolis on Monday, suggesting that the upcoming presidential election may mirror the downfall of Rome. At a conversation as part of the New York Film Festival — which was also streamed to 65 theaters across the U.S. and Canada with support from Imax — Coppola was joined by Robert De Niro and Spike Lee to talk about his long journey to making “a Roman epic set in modern America as Rome,” as he described it. The film follows a conflict between Cesar (played by Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian future, and his opposition Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo. “People always said to me, ‘Why do you want to...
Pope Francis to ask forgiveness for church’s sins ahead of historic Vatican summit
Top Stories Tamfitronics VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A newly released schedule for the second and final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality underlines the Catholic Church’s plan to promote dialogue with other Christian denominations, enhance transparency and take responsibility for past mistakes.During a press conference on Monday (Sept. 16), organizers of the synod, centered around the theme “How to be a synodal church in mission?,” presented the next steps of the summit of bishops, which is scheduled for Oct. 3-27 at the Vatican.The synodal process will soon open to the entire church, said the general secretary of the synod, Cardinal Mario Grech, adding that after a three-year journey, “it is reaching its climax.”Pope Francis initiated the synod in 2021 asking all Catholic faithful to weigh in on the most important questions facing the institution,...
Pope Francis’ itinerary in Singapore to include a papal mass at National Stadium where 40,000 tickets are available through balloting, Singapore News
Top Stories Tamfitronics SINGAPORE - Pope Francis will head to St Theresa's Home and Catholic Junior College, and celebrate mass at the National Stadium during his three-day visit to Singapore in September.The pontiff will be in Singapore from Sept 11 to Sept 13, in the last leg of an Asia-Pacific tour, which will also include Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The Pope's programme in each country is outlined in detail in an itinerary issued by the Vatican on July 5.The pontiff is expected to touch down at Changi Airport at 2.15pm on Sept 11, and later that day, will hold a private meeting with members of the Society of Jesus or Jesuits - a Roman Catholic order - at the St Francis Xavier Retreat Centre in Punggol.On Sept 12, Pope Francis, 87, will attend...
