A love for Padre Pio, a Capuchin priest who grew up in Pietrelcina, has been passed down to generations of Italians.

Padre Pio prayer groups in Gozo will gather at the sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Grace in Victoria to celebrate the liturgical feast of their patron saint who died 57 years ago on Tuesday. The ...

When he was a child, Francis Forgione was noted among the villagers of Pietrelcina, Italy for his piety. No one was surprised when he became a Capuchin monk and in due time was ordained a priest under ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Friday overhauled its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena that have marked church ...

The Catholic Church has a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, of statues that purportedly wept blood tears and stigmata that erupted on ...

A national shrine dedicated to Saint Padre Pio in Batangas province, south of Manila, is aspiring to attain international stature, according to a new book. The book released Jan. 13 is titled ...

(OSV News) — A beloved Italian saint is speaking to faithful anew through a series of letters sent directly to their email inboxes. The St. Pio Foundation has announced the release of “Epistolary,” a ...

A statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina is displayed in the garden at Jesus the Good Shepherd Church in Dunkirk, Md., April 28, 2022. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) (OSV News) — A beloved Italian saint is ...