Shia LaBeouf updates fans on his Catholic conversion.
Hollywood Star Shia LaBeouf Shares Update on His Conversion to Catholicism
“I’m in RCIA [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults],” LaBeouf said. “I’m scheduled to be confirmed in seven months and I hope Bishop [Robert] Barron comes down to confirm me. But we’ll see. I’m in RCIA right now and once a week I get on the horn with Fr. Bobby and we talk shop.”
Shia LaBeouf, the 36-year-old Hollywood actor, recently shared a significant update with his fans about his conversion to Catholicism. He said that he’s just months away from being confirmed in the religion that helped him find faith in a dark time in his life. During his recent appearance on ChurchPOP, LaBeouf, who will soon play the late mystic St. Padre Pio in the upcoming film “Padre Pio,” was asked by English editor Jacqueline Burkepile about where he’s at in his spiritual journey. LaBeouf said he will soon be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Last year, the actor appeared on “Bishop Barron Presents: Conversations at the Crossroads” and talked about studying for the Pio role which he said led him to convert, admitting that he always had a belief, but no connection. LaBeouf said he was “never an atheist,” but instead agnostic and credited “Pio” with saving his “life” at a time he described as “nuclear” because roles had dried up. In 2021, LaBeouf was facing a variety of allegations, including abuse.
How LaBeouf Found His Faith
In preparation for the role he believed would finally restart his career, the director told LaBeouf he would need to do some research and go to a seminary. LaBeouf ended up going to a seminary near his home and met Brother Jude, who told him if he’s going to play Pio, he needs to read the Gospel. LeBeouf started doing just that at a time when he felt hopeless.
“I had a gun on the table. I was outta here,” the “Holes” star admitted. “I didn’t want to be alive anymore when all of this happened. Shame like I had never experienced before — the kind of shame that you forget how to breathe. You don’t know where to go. You can’t go outside to get like, a taco. … But I was also in this deep desire to hold on.”
“It stops being this prep of a movie and starts being something that feels beyond all that,” he added. “The reach-out had happened. I was already there; I had nowhere to go. This was the last stop on the train. There was nowhere else to go — in every sense.”
“I know now that God was using my ego to draw me to Him,” LaBeouf continued. “Drawing me away from worldly desires. It was all happening simultaneously.”
What’s Next for LaBeouf?
LaBeouf is currently in RCIA and is scheduled to be confirmed in seven months. He hopes that Bishop Robert Barron will come down to confirm him. In the meantime, he talks to Fr. Bobby once a week to discuss his spiritual journey. LaBeouf’s story is a testament to the power of faith and how it can help us overcome even the darkest of times.
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