With more than 400,000 viewers since its release as of Nov. 14, and counting, a new film about the Sacred Heart of Jesus has become an unexpected box office hit in France — and a lightning rod for controversy.

They were the first generation to have technology at their fingertips from birth — “digital natives” who grew up with the Internet, iPhones, iPads, and computers. They’re Generation Z, better known as “Gen Z” — born between 1997-2012 — and they’re estimated to be nearly a quarter of the world’s population.

On the last Sunday of the liturgical year, Catholics celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King. A relative newcomer to the church calendar — established in the 20th century — this feast is designed to give special recognition to the dominion Christ our Lord has over all aspects of our lives.

Pope Leo XIV does not intend to overturn Pope Francis’ limits on celebrating the traditional Latin Mass but will grant two-year dispensations to bishops who ask, a nuncio said.

Guardados en un relicario ornamentado de 136 kg, los objetos han viajado desde la Francia natal de santa Teresa como parte de una peregrinación que conmemora tanto el centenario de su canonización como el Año Jubilar de la Iglesia católica.