{"id":5758,"date":"2025-05-01T12:04:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:04:50","slug":"martin-scorsese-to-direct-documentary-on-pope-francis-final-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5758","title":{"rendered":"Martin Scorsese to direct documentary on Pope Francis\u2019 final interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is set to produce a new feature-length documentary titled Aldeas \u2013 A New Story, which will include the final on-camera interview given by Pope Francis before his death.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Scholas Occurrentes, an educational movement founded by the Pope in 2013, the documentary centers around Aldeas, a global cinematic project showcasing films from various countries to foster cultural understanding and dialogue. \u200b<\/p>\n<p>The film will incorporate personal moments, including Scorsese\u2019s visit to his ancestral hometown in Sicily and private conversations between him and Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis praised the Aldeas initiative for its poetic and insightful exploration of human life and society.<\/p>\n<p>Scorsese emphasized the power of cinema in promoting cross-cultural understanding and respecting global diversity. \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.<\/p>\n<p>His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, who stated: \u201cDearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis.\u201d \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Scorsese, who had met Pope Francis on several occasions, expressed his grief, saying: \u201cThe loss for me runs deep \u2014 I was lucky enough to know him, and I will miss his presence and his warmth. The loss for the world is immense. But he left a light behind, and it can never be extinguished.\u201d \u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Aldeas Scholas Films (@aldeasfilms)<\/p>\n<p>No release date for Aldeas \u2013 A New Story has been announced yet<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is set to produce a new feature-length documentary titled Aldeas \u2013 A New Story, which will include the final on-camera interview given by Pope Francis before his death. Developed by Scholas Occurrentes, an educational movement founded by the Pope in 2013, the documentary centers around Aldeas, a global cinematic project showcasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}