ROME, Italy (AP) — Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and often extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic ...

Both Catholics and Protestants believe in the virgin birth, but Protestants believe that Jesus had brothers — that is, younger siblings born in the usual way — whereas Catholics tend to believe that ...

FRANCO Zeffirelli, who has died aged 96, was a director of theatre, opera and film who pursued three great missions in his career. The first was to popularise opera and, in his own words, give the art ...

THE MINISERIES was the must-see phenomena of the ’70s. Stories unfolded nightly like the groundbreaking “Roots” or weekly like “Rich Man, Poor Man.” If you missed an installment in the days before ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter He died after a long illness that had grown worse in recent months, Italian media reported. He was the last of a generation of ...

Jesus of Nazareth, the 1977 British-Italian epic TV series directed by Franco Jefirelli about the life and death of Jesus Christ, is probably one of the best-known series among Christians. The ...

Actress Olivia Hussey, remembered for her roles as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" and Mary, mother of Jesus in "Jesus of Nazareth" has died, aged 73. Hussey shot to international prominence as a ...

The huge cast features 14 Oscar winners or nominees, including Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft, Christopher Plummer, Ernest Borgnine and Rod Steiger. Blue-eyed Robert Powell unblinkingly delivers in ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.

FRANCO Zeffirelli, who has died aged 96, was a director of theatre, opera and film who pursued three great missions in his career. The first was to popularise opera and, in his own words, give the art ...