Devotees believed Padre Pio suffered from the stigmata, or crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ. The relics, on loan from a private collection in Rome, include one of those fingerless gloves soaked ...

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 ...

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 ...

But the cult of Padre Pio has also become a source of notable ... It will be able to accommodate 10,000 devotees. Architectural critics have likened the low dome design and bare arches to 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 ...

Among those in attendance was Brandon Pak, a 9-year-old devotee of Padre Pio, together with his mom, Nancy. Brandon assisted in distributing holy cards and prayer booklets to guests at each of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...