Some Padre Pio devotees, especially an older generation that knew him in life, vehemently opposed the decision to exhume his body. “The faithful feel anguish and astonishment about what has ...

Devotees of Saint Padre Pio in the Philippines say the visit of a woman who testifies that the new saint cured her years ago of blindness has brought "miracles" and more into their lives. During a ...

The archbishop says he has the Vatican's permission for the exhumation, but a lawyer for the saint's niece, who is also the head of an association of Padre Pio devotees, says he will do anything ...

The planned exhumation had been criticised by some relatives and devotees, who did not want the body removed from its resting place. Padre Pio's body had been buried in a crypt at Santa Maria delle ...

To celebrate the 136th birthday of Padre Pio, the saint from Pietrelcina, all prayer groups in Gozo and devotees of the saint are invited to attend a special prayer session at the Sanctuary of Our ...

Landas Bwambale. He asked the devotees of St. Padre Pio to emulate his outstanding virtues of humility, love and Christian commitment, in order to be in a proper relationship with God and fellow ...

Padre Pio was not officially a saint; to qualify for sainthood, one must be dead and have been responsible for at least four unchallenged miracles. But one day in 1918, the Capuchin friar looked ...

'Padre Pio is extremely important in my life. He's done a lot for me and I'm here in thanksgiving' Patricia Quirk at the Mass during the handover of the Padre Pio glove to the Parish of ...

Sept. 23 is Padre Pio’s feast day, and the film about Padre Pio, starring Shia LaBeouf as the title character, premiered just a few weeks ago. The 20th-century saint is known in part for his ...

Padre Pio, who died in 1968, was beatified in 1999 and canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II as a patron of the sick who is believed to have had healing powers. In 1918, he began displaying ...

In this film directed by Abel Ferrara, Shia LaBeouf gives viewers a contemporary version of the saint — that is, one who curses a blue streak. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...