In his apostolic exhortation regarding holiness in today’s world, Gaudete Et Exsultate, Pope Francis directly quotes from his ... canonizing him as a saint. For Padre Pio, prayer was the ...

As one of the most well-known modern saints in the world ... I love you,’ and one of his more famous quotes was [to say], ‘No, you do not love Padre Pio because of Padre Pio, you love Padre ...

A habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and other rare relics are coming to the U.S., brought by Capuchin friars from the very ...

With a new movie in theaters, starring Shia LaBeouf, many people are looking into the life and legacy of the Catholic priest and saint known as Padre Pio. LaBeouf himself has been so inspired ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II made it official Sunday: Padre Pio, long regarded by followers as a saint, was canonized in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Square that drew one of the largest ...

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 on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Co-produced ...

SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, ITALY — The exhumed and cosmetically enhanced corpse of Padre Pio, mystic monk and one of the world’s most revered saints, went on display here Thursday amid weeping ...

VINELAND - As part of a historic tour, the heart of St. Padre Pio is scheduled to arrive Saturday evening at the local parish named in his honor and be available for veneration throughout a ...

Banners advertising the relics’ national tour bear the avuncular bearded visage of Padre Pio, or St. Pio of Pietrelcina. He is often shown wearing his iconic friar’s habit, and fingerless ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders will have an opportunity to celebrate the life of Saint Padre Pio on April 26, when the Rev. Jack Rathschmidt, a Capuchin Franciscan friar, visits Holy ...

One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, priest, and mystic. His tomb can be found in the ...