In his diary, Father Agostino remembers that on Jan. 21, 1945, he was told that “in 1940 or 1941 a Swiss priest came with Padre Pio who spoke in Italian with the Father.” ...

Padre Pio, born on May 25, 1887, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata. Padre Pio’s famous saying was: “Pray ...

By 1919, word began to spread about Padre Pio’s stigmata and people came from far away to examine him. Padre Pio became popular with the people he encountered, who soon began to attribute ...

More than 8,000 visitors — twice as many as expected — traveled to Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville Tuesday for an encounter with the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. … ...

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio, an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest and mystic who was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, experienced a stigmata that replicated the ...

T he concept of mystery is central to the Catholic faith—and to art and storytelling, too. But a good mystery needs hints of a potential resolution to enthrall. The problem with Padre Pio, a new film ...

4. The blood from his stigmata smelled of floral perfume. Referred to as the “odor of sanctity,” the blood that came from Padre Pio’s wounds is said to have smelled like perfume or as having ...

Padre Pio, born Francesco Forgione, exhibited stigmata, or Christ-like crucifixion wounds. Padre Pio died in 1968 at the age of 81; he was later beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1999 and ...

St. Pio of Pietrelcina with the book cover from ‘Following Padre Pio’ (photo: Courtesy Photo) Bret Thoman Blogs April 17, 2023 “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).