Known around the globe as simply “Padre Pio,” Saint Pio of Pietrelcina has been called one of the “most active” saints in the Church, and continues to work miracles for those who pray through his ...

When he was a child, Francis Forgione was noted among the villagers of Pietrelcina, Italy for his piety. No one was surprised when he became a Capuchin monk and in due time was ordained a priest under ...

The story of Padre Pio (1887-1968) from the onset of the stigmata during World War I, when he prayed that soldiers' suffering be his, until his death. The story is told by Emilia, Pio's friend, to a ...

‘Miracle Hunter” Michael O’Neill travels to Lourdes to explore the details behind the Blessed Mother’s miraculous apparitions to St. Bernadette, and the healing waters that have resulted in ...

Many parishes in the Philadelphia region hold festivals. Few of them offer the opportunity for prayers of healing with relics of a saint amidst the food and entertainment. St. Bede the Venerable ...

In the small Italian village of Pietrelcina, on May 25, 1887, Francesco Forgione was born into a humble family of farmers. No one could have predicted that this boy, who would later take the name ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — He’s known for his deep wisdom, the gift of extraordinary healing, his work with the poor and a number of medical miracles he performed during his life — and even after his death ...

The Catholic Church has a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, of statues that purportedly wept blood tears and stigmata that erupted on ...

Maybe it’s because the excitement of the holidays has passed and the Christmas lights are disappearing. Maybe it’s because the time off from work and school is over and we aren’t quite sure when our ...

(OSV News) — A beloved Italian saint is speaking to faithful anew through a series of letters sent directly to their email inboxes. The St. Pio Foundation has announced the release of “Epistolary,” a ...