Spirituality
Toward Cultural Health at the Rafaël Institute
The Rafaël Institute stands apart from other cancer treatment centers by offering patients a holistic approach to healing—caring for both body and soul—to enhance quality of life before, during, and after treatment. Restoring well-being and self-esteem, helping patients manage and relieve the side e...
RASHI OF TROYES
Rashi—rabbi, commentator, poet, and winemaker—was born in the 11th century in Troyes. A rabbi rooted in the city, he chose to use French rather than Latin, making his writings a valuable resource for scholars of Old French to this day. His commentaries on the Bible and the Talmud have transcended bo...
THE PATH OF ANGELS
We follow Linda Bortoletto on an introspective journey of over 1,000 kilometers across Israel. This documentary explores the beauty of the landscapes, the meaningful human encounters with the “angels” along the way, and the universal themes of the search for meaning, resilience, and spirituality. It...
THE PILLARS OF NOTRE DAME
Dozens of artists and artisans are preparing to start work on an exceptional project: the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. This series of short portraits immerses us in the discreet and small world of these craftsmen, whose mission is to rebuild Notre-Dame and participate in the restora...
CLOSER TO HER, OUR LADY OF KIBEHO
The 12th Marion apparition site to be approved by the Vatican, the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda, remains an isolated case in the long history of the Virgin Mary, being both a place of piety and genocide.
Today, 30 years after the fratricidal atrocities, Kibeho has onc...
From Father Joffroy to Brother Rosaire
Evangelizing on African soil has long been the mission of the Spiritans.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the parish of Oussouye, in Casamance (southern Senegal), Father Joffroy's letters revive memories of the first baptized.
In this very traditional region, where the kings are sti...
NOTRE-DAME: The project of a lifetime
This film tells the story of the 5-year construction project of the century. Previously unseen footage, filmed continuously since the fatal fire in 2019, documents the technological challenges and extraordinary human adventure involved in bringing Notre Dame cathedral back to life and restoring it t...
ARMA CHRISTI, stories of the Ukrainian resistance
Arma Christi is a documentary film which explores the spiritual side of the Ukrainian resistance. Since February 24th 2022, when the Russian full scale invasion started, Ukrainians have expressed their faith in themselves through prayer, art, or action. How does faith feed the huge resistance moveme...
BAKHITA the survivor, the slave who broke her chains
The story of Bakhita, a Sudanese slave who took holy orders in Italy at the end of the 19th century and was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 2000.
In Sudan at the end of the 19th century, Bakhita, ‘the lucky one’ in Arabic, was sold to a slave trader by slave traders. The documentary a...
ECOLOGY, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR THE CHURCH?
This documentary highlights the concrete actions being taken by the Church to protect the environment through Catholic environmental movements, while giving the clergy, theologians and experts a chance to voice their opinions on ecological issues.
Does the question of man's place in nature call f...
