Padre Pio, priest, stigmatist, mystic and one of the world's most popular saints, will be dead 50 years on Sunday, September 23rd. He has inspired extraordinary devotion worldwide but has caused ...

My Visit to Padre Pio Today, September 23rd, is the feast of St. Pio of Pietrecina, my spiritual father and favourite saint.

Padre Pio’s life was characterized by long hours of prayer, a deep union with God, and his eternal love for the Most Holy Eucharist and Our Blessed Lady. He is buried in the Crypt of the Church of Our ...

Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, was born to Giuseppe and Grazio Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy on May 25, 1887. Although the Forgiones were basically a poor family, they were ve… ...

Five relics from St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio, were on display Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville, the only stop they will make in Illinois in 2023. St.… ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Thousands of visitors waited in line Tuesday outside a Naperville Catholic church, to get a glimpse of items that once belonged to Padre Pio, the patron saint of the sick and ...

The concept of mystery is central to the Catholic faith—and to art and storytelling, too. But a good mystery needs hints of a potential resolution to enthrall. The problem with Padre Pio, a new film ...

A biopic about an Franciscan friar in the abstract, and a disjointed, badly structured Shia LaBeouf vehicle in practice. Our Padre Pio review: ...

Shia LaBeouf is an odd fit for the title figure in Abel Ferrara's 'Padre Pio,' a muddled mix of religious biopic and Italian class-struggle drama.

Padre Pio may be acting in a perversely literal Christian manner, by ignoring earthly concerns and focusing entirely on what he believes is God’s will. But is it?