Pio in honor of Pope Saint Pius V, the patron saint of Pietrelcina. On January 27, 1907, he made his final solemn profession of vows. At 17 he suddenly fell ill.

Padre Pio and the Pope Tom McFeely Blogs June 22, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI yesterday traveled to San Giovanni Rotondo to pray at the tomb of St. Pio of Pietrelcina.

Some 750,000 people are already signed up to venerate the remains of San Pio de Pietrelcina, the Italian saint who bore the stigmata in his hands and feet for decades.

The story of the 20th-century saint, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, ... Padre Pio's former monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo had become a major site of pilgrimage for Catholics from around the world.

The Sanctuary of San Salvatore in Lauro, located in the heart of Rome, is preparing to celebrate the Feast of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, which will be held from September 13 to 23, 2024. The ...

Pietrelcina, Italy, Mar 17, 2018 / 03:40 am. Speaking Saturday in Pietrelcina, the town where St. Padre Pio was born, Pope Francis encouraged devotion to Holy Mother Church, explaining how despite ...

Today, May 25th, Pietrelcina comes alive to celebrate the anniversary of Padre Pio's birth. This eagerly awaited event by the faithful extends until May 26th, the day on which the Saint's Baptism ...

As part of the activity to commemorate the 14th Feast Day celebration of St. Padre Pio de Pietrelcina, the Saint Padre Pio Contemplative Community of Cebu invites all faithful and devotees to ...

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 ...

Relics arrived in the city-state yesterday and went on display overnight in Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Hundreds of people came to see them, bringing along loved ones who are ill.