EpicPew, Alex Hey: St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is one of the most popular saints of modern times. What most people do not realize is, aside from being super holy, he was also quite funny. In your further veneration of … Continue reading
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SInger Andrea Bocelli’s Devotion to Padre Pio
Aleteia, Patty Knapp: “I have always felt the protection of St. Pius,” said the legendary opera singer. At San Giovanni Rotondu, on the occasion of his 61st birthday, on September 22, the legendary opera singer Andrea Bocelli venerated the body … Continue reading
Padre Pio Says God Is ‘Obliged’ to Answer Our ‘Arrow’ Prayers
Aleteia, Kathleen N. Hattrup: When we are physically near someone we love, we naturally speak with them. Not all the time, of course, as people who love each other can also be in silence together. But it would be strange … Continue reading
Death of Padre Pio
Hour of Our Death: “Never in my life have I suffered so,” said Padre Pio. He could only walk with help. He slept only a few minutes at a time because his asthma and bronchitis kept him coughing. The priest … Continue reading
Witnesses Saw the Baby Jesus in Padre Pio’s Arms on Christmas Midnight
Aleteia, Philip Kosloski: St. Padre Pio loved Christmas. He held a special devotion to the Baby Jesus ever since he was a child. According to Capuchin priest Fr. Joseph Mary Elder, “At his home in Pietrelcina, he prepared the crib himself. … Continue reading
The Truth About Padre Pio
“Did You Know That Padre Pio’s Stigmata Was Self-Inflicted? My ‘Pastor’ Friend Says It Was.” I have a friend who left the Church many years ago and is now a pastor of a small Pentecostal community in my home town. … Continue reading
Miraculous Image of Padre Pio and Jesus on Devoted Man’s Handkerchief
The Shield of Faith: The saint wiped his face with a handkerchief, and later a mysterious image appeared on it. Shroud of Turin expert says the image is acheropita – not made by human hands. Read story here.
50 Reflections From Padre Pio
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: During year marking the 100th anniversary of his stigmata and 50th anniversary of his death, Padre Pio should also be remembered for the countless spiritual insights, succinct spiritual direction, and constant encouragement he gave through his concise sayings … Continue reading
The Agony of Padre Pio
Infallibly Catholic (from April 19, 2012): This is a photograph of the incorruptible body of Padre Pio exhumed on March 2, 2008, 40 years after his death on September 23, 1968. His remains was shown to the public in the Shrine … Continue reading
Never Give Up: Padre Pio and the Conversion of Bernie
Aleteia, Judy Landrieu Klein: St. Pius of Pietrelcina is still fondly known as “Padre Pio” and I gratefully remember the day I was “introduced” to him in the mid-1990s. It happened when my dry cleaner, Curt, dropped off a relic … Continue reading
Padre Pio on the Assumption
The Shield of Faith, posted by Frank Rega. Translated from the Italian Great events merit great commemorations; we see that this constantly occurs. The anniversary of the coronation of a prince is celebrated, that of an important victory, and unfortunately … Continue reading
Rome’s Chief Exorcist Held That Consecration of Russia Has Not Been Done
Father Gabriele Amorth also talked to Padre Pio about the Third Secret, which he said the saint knew. And it dealt with “apostasy within the Church.” 1Peter5, Maike Hickson: In a recent article on the Secret of Fatima, Steve Skojec, … Continue reading
1959: Our Lady of Fatima Visits Padre Pio and Cures Him
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: Most everyone knows of Our Lady of Fatima. Most everyone has heard of St. Padre Pio. But how many know that Padre Pio was very seriously ill, bedridden, and Our Lady of Fatima visited him … Continue reading
No, Padre Pio Did Not Say the Novus Ordo Mass
The Remnant, Father Ladis J. Cizik: Saint Padre Pio was the first stigmatized Priest in the Church, sent from God to be a sign for our times. Francesco Forgione (born 1887) received the five wounds of Christ only after ordination (1910) when … Continue reading
Padre Pio and the Russian Prince
A Russian prince, Karl Klugkist, born in Kiev on March 25, 1871, went into exile to Italy at the start of World War I. He was, as a prince, very well educated and had a healthy interest in religious matters. … Continue reading
