Padre Pio was not well known by many U.S. Catholics during the mid-20th century. However, this began to change after the healing of Vera Marie Calandra, a 2-year-old girl.

A documentary drama about the beloved 20th-century friar St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as Padre Pio, will be making its television debut on EWTN on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Co-produced ...

Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, was born to Giuseppe and Grazio Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy on May 25, 1887. Although the Forgiones were basically a poor family, they were ve… ...

At the St. Padre Pio 20th anniversary celebration at LiGreci's Staaten, are from the left, Santina Consolino, Fran and Dennis Brown, Rev. Michael Martine, John Guidice, Joe Canepa, Diana Scire ...

EWTN proudly presents the television premiere of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina: Man of Hope and Healing, airing at 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, December 7. This compelling documentary drama about Padre Pio ...

Padre Pio is known in part for his prophetic ability, his healing power and receiving the stigmata. But during his life and after his death, these expressions of the 20th-century saint’s ...

Relics of Padre Pio on display at Naperville's Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church 02:16. ... to get a glimpse of items that once belonged to Padre Pio, the patron saint of the sick and healing. ...

While Padre Pio passed away soon after Calandra’s healing, her mother dedicated the rest of her life in thanksgiving to the friar and to making his name known, ultimately building The National ...

The documentary drama “Saint Pio of Pietrelcina: Man of Hope and Healing” will make its television debut on EWTN on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET.

If you envision Saint Pio as a beloved yet stern figure, or if you're unaware of his connections to St. Francis of Assisi and the United States, don't miss EWTN's new film, "Saint Pio of ...