As hundreds of faithful filed through Naperville's Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on Friday to view relics of a saint, one volunteer may have felt the strongest connection. The church hosted the ...

Tears in her eyes, Lorena Ocampo joined hundreds in kneeling down Wednesday, March 14, to thank the person she believes is responsible for healing her daughter and for countless other miracles over ...

Wednesday was the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio. We recognize saints’ feast days as a way to honor and emulate their example, and to draw close to them, as we would ...

Catholic artist Timothy Schmalz calls Padre Pio his favorite saint. And so, when he learned that four of his sculptures would honor the Italian mystic on his feast day — Sept. 23 — he was overjoyed.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — He’s known for his deep wisdom, the gift of extraordinary healing, his work with the poor and a number of medical miracles he performed during his life — and even after his death ...

Some came to pray for a miracle. Others looked for inspiration or simply wanted to show reverence. Whatever their reasons, hundreds of devout Catholics flocked to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday to ...

Central Iowans lined up Wednesday to see relics of the canonized Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina.Demand to see the relics forced the closure of High Street in front of St. Ambrose Cathedral.Pio was ...

On this day 20 years ago, more than 300,000 people crowded into St. Peter’s Square as Pope John Paul II canonized St. Pio of Pietrelcina, calling his life a witness to the “glory of the cross.” St.

An estimated 3,000 people are expected to pass through the doors of Naperville’s Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Tuesday for an encounter with the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Francesco ...