For All Saints Day on Nov. 1, guest columnist Michael Patrick O'Brien tells the story of a Utah native and mystic who ...

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Padre Pio was a humble Capuchin priest from Pietrelcina, a little town in Italy. The extraordinary Saint is known for his deep devotion to God, his charity and for suffering the stigmata - wounds of ...

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 ...

The traditional celebration in honor of Padre Pio returns this year to Rome, from September 13 to 23. Thousands of participants are expected, including the 600 prayer groups from Lazio and the Civil ...

STURBRIDGE/FISKDALE - Dana Babcock didn’t have time to go venerate Padre Pio’s relics. But, “I’m here,” she noted, after the Mass Bishop McManus celebrated Tuesday at St. Anne and St. Patrick ...

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 ...

Various historical testimonies document that the beloved St. Pio of Pietrelcina (commonly known as Padre Pio), whose feast day is celebrated on Sept. 23, had the gift of xenoglossia — that is, he was ...

(OSV News) — Throughout 2024, Franciscans around the world commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata on Sept. 17, 1224, the appearance of the bodily wounds of ...

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 ...