CNA Staff, Dec 7, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). A documentary drama about the beloved 20th-century friar St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as Padre Pio, will be making its television debut on EWTN ...

The head of India’s Catholic hierarchy has challenged pilgrims to allow the experience of the Philippines’ new ...

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 ...

On the eve of Padre Pio’s feast day, Tim reflects on the saint he chose for Confirmation and what truly made him holy. Beyond ...

Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) was famous during his lifetime. He wasn’t a brilliant theologian, an innovative religious founder, a martyr, a bishop, a cardinal, or a pope. He was a Capuchin ...

Padre Pio is known for his deep wisdom, his stigmata, miraculous reports of his bilocation, being physically attacked by the devil, and mastering the spiritual life.

The story of one of the most beloved saints of our times began on 25 May 1887 in the Italian village of Pietrelcina. Inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi, Francesco Forgione, known by his religious ...

Padre Pio is one of the most beloved saints of the 20th century, and The National Centre for Padre Pio has big plans for his ...

Between 700 and 1,000 children from schools and parishes in Rome will gather in the Vatican Gardens with Pope Leo to start the “One Million Children ...

Padre Pio from Pietrelcina is mainly remembered for the wounds in his hands; these stigmata made him one of the most photographed and most doubted religious figures of the twentieth century. However, ...

An Italian priest known for his deep prayer life, Padre Pio (1887-1968), was insistent that everyone should be dedicated to growing in prayer.