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Le berger qui refusa de fuir Saint du jour Saint Zéphyrin Le 26 août, l’Église fait mémoire de saint Zéphyrin , pape du début du IIIᵉ siècle. Il gouverna une communauté romaine confrontée aux persécutions et aux conflits doctrinaux, dans une époque où confesser publiquement la foi pouvait coûter la vie. Sa mémoire rejoint ainsi, par-delà les siècles, celle de Stanley Rother : deux ministères très différents, mais une même fidélité au cœur de l’épreuve. Summary American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story is in theaters across the United States this week, bringing the life of Oklahoma-born missionary priest Blessed Stanley Rother to a national audience. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the documentary follows Rother from his farming childhood to his thirteen years of ministry among the Tz’utujil people of Guatemala and his murder in 1981 after refusing to abandon his parish during the civil war. Beatified in 2017, he became the first recognized U.S. martyr and the first U.S.-born priest to be be...

  Hollywood croit encore aux miracles Figures de sainteté et récits de rédemption dans le cinéma américain (2010–2025) Summary    American cinema from 2010 to 2025 has seen a revival of Catholic figures of sanctity and redemption on screen. In an increasingly secular society, both Hollywood and indie filmmakers are rediscovering the appeal of saints, repentant sinners, and quiet martyrs as compelling protagonists. Films like  Father Stu (2022) , faith-based independent dramas, and conversion testimony stories all illustrate a strong spiritual quest amid a fragmented social landscape. These movies portray flawed individuals transformed by faith, celebrating hope, forgiveness, and transcendence. This resurgence stands in stark contrast to other contemporary works that highlight a weakened or scandal-ridden Church (as in  Spotlight  or various “abuse films”). Yet, despite widespread criticism of religious institutions, audiences are flocking to these redem...