STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To celebrate the 21st anniversary of St. Padre Pio’s canonization, members of the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Society will host a procession and Mass to mark his feast day, (Sept. 23) ...

St. Pio of Pietrelcina — more widely known as Padre Pio — was a Capuchin friar from the Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo. Pio’s personal struggles, and his town's struggles at the end of World War ...

Boston Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley speaks near a statue of St. Padre Pio during a Mass at the Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, Sept. 23, 2022. Padre Pio was a dedicated ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As a way to mark the commemoratives connected to St. Padre Pio this year, Brian Hall, president of Joseph G. Hall Monument Company, donated an etching-on-marble-slab of St. Pio ...

Catholic artist Timothy Schmalz calls Padre Pio his favorite saint. And so, when he learned that four of his sculptures would honor the Italian mystic on his feast day — Sept. 23 — he was overjoyed.

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 ...

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 very ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Shia LaBeouf is known for going to extremes to prepare for his movie roles, scarring his face and having a tooth pulled to get in character. For the 2014 movie “Fury,” he ...

Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI visited the town of San Giovanni Rotondo, where St. Padre Pio lived. During his visit, he spoke to those present about the importance of maintaining a life of prayer ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSVILLE – William Montag knelt and bowed his head in prayer as a relic of Saint Padre Pio was ...

Shia LaBeouf at the premiere of “Fury” in 2014 (Wikimedia Commons) VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Shia LaBeouf is known for going to extremes to prepare for his movie roles, scarring his face and having a tooth ...