Dec 7, 2025 1:00pm PT Francesca Scorsese on the One Thing She Wouldn’t Do While Directing ‘Saints’ Episode, Her Father’s Bible Bedtime Stories and Drifting Away From the Church By Marc Malkin Plus Icon Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events marcmalkin Latest ‘Heated Rivalry’ Star François Arnaud on Episode 3’s Surprise Romance, Sex Scenes With [SPOILER] and Coming Out as Bisexual: ‘I Didn’t Want to Hide’ 2 days ago ‘Glamorous’ Star Miss Benny Joins Jordan Firstman Directorial Debut ‘Club Kid’ (EXCLUSIVE) 2 days ago Billy Porter Joins Documentary Short ‘Freeman Vines’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE) 3 days ago See All The Hollywood Reporter via There was one thing Francesca Scorsese wasn’t comfortable doing when she directed an episode for her father’s Fox Nation series “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” about Saint Carlo Acutis. Acutis, an Italian teen known for being a devout Catholic and promoting the religion on the internet, was only 15 when he died of leukemia in 2006. Known as the first millennial saint, he was canonized in 2015.
