‘Mini Pope’

Facts of Life

Daniele De Sanctis, 19 months, wore a white cassock and cape, white skullcap and a miniature pectoral cross to the papal general audience on Feb. 26. He cried when Pope Francis gave him a kiss, but was happy to run around closed-off sections of St. Peter’s Square.

His mother, Paola Ciabattini, said one of his grandmothers made the outfit.

Ciabattini told The Associated Press, "It was a gesture of love toward the Holy Father."

Dominican Father Brian Thomas Becket Mullady speaks to Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa on ‘EWTN Live,’ on July 31, 2019.

Longtime EWTN Host Father Brian Mullady Dies at 78

Father Mullady, a Register contributor, will be remembered for his strong media presence teaching the Catholic faith in an understandable and relatable manner. Throughout his career, he hosted seven television series on EWTN and published seven books with EWTN Publishing.

Soon-to-saint Carlo Acutis' body in Assisi.

The First Millennial Saint

We are now only days away from the highly anticipated canonization of the first Millennial saint, Blessed Carlo Acutis, on April 27. Courtney Mares, Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency, joins us from the Eternal City. And then, across the US and even in secularizing Western Europe, this Let had witnessed increases in conversions. We talk to Register correspondent Matt McDonald and Jane Tomaszewski, one of the newest members entering the Church.