The Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas was officially declared by the Vatican as an international shrine on Sept. 23, coinciding with the Solemnity of St. Padre Pio. Archbishop Gilbert ...

The International Shrine of Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas started as a humble parish in 2003 until it grew into an ...

LIPA Archbishop Gilbert Garcera on Thursday, September 24, 2026, declared the readiness of the Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in ...

Archbishop Gilbert Garcera of Lipa said the international status of the Padre Pio shrine brings greater responsibility to ...

The National Shrine and Parish of St. Padre Pio in Santo Tomas City, Batangas was formally declared an international shrine on Wednesday, September 23, coinciding with the feast day of the Italian ...

The Padre Pio Shrine in Batangas, Philippines, was formally elevated to an international shrine on September 23, with more than 40 bishops gathering for a Mass marking the new status and calling ...

The Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas has been officially elevated to international shrine status following Vatican approval.

The Vatican declares the Padre Pio shrine in Batangas an international shrine, only the second in the Philippines.

MANILA — The head of India’s Catholic hierarchy has challenged pilgrims to allow the experience of the Philippines’ new international shrine dedicated to Saint Padre Pio to change how they live.

Saint Padre Pio, by John McCoy, 2017 © John McCoy Art, all rights reserved. Source: Gospel in Art. Gospel of 23 September ...

The Shrine of St. Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas was officially declared an international shrine on Wednesday, Sept. 23, coinciding with the Solemnity of St. Padre Pio. The declaration was ...

The official celebration was held today with thousands of pilgrims from across Asia, on the liturgical feast day of the friar ...