ROME — Known around the globe as simply “Padre Pio,” Saint Pio of Pietrelcina has been called one of the “most active” saints in the Church, and continues to work miracles for those who pray through ...

VATICAN CITY — On Saturday, Pope Francis said St. Padre Pio is a key example of someone who has given his entire life in the service of God’s mercy. The Holy Father said there is only one reason he ...

The story of the 20th-century Catholic saint, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, an Italian stigmatist and faith healer, and his modern-day connection with mid-winter depression. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To celebrate the 21st anniversary of St. Padre Pio’s canonization, members of the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Society will host a procession and Mass to mark his feast day, (Sept. 23) ...

A woman venerates a relic of St. Padre Pio Sept. 21 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lowell, Mass. The church was the first stop in a Sept. 21-23 tour of the saint's heart in the Boston area. The ...

Did you know that Julius Babao and his wife Tintin Bersola are devotees of St. Pio to whom they prayed for intercession to have a second child? Tintin was then having difficulty conceiving so she did ...

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 ...

Padre Pio, now formally known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, the great 20th century Capuchin mystic, stigmatic and healer. (Credit: Stock image.) Listen Today marks the close of a jubilee year dedicated ...

Pope Francis speaks to faithful in Pietrelcina, southern Italy, the birthplace of St. Padre Pio, Saturday, March 17, 2018, during a one-day pastoral visit to Pietralcina and San Giovanni Rotondo.

ITALY:FORTY YEARS after his death, Italian saint Padre Pio remains a highly controversial figure. Even as his body was being exhumed from his tomb in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in San ...