VATICAN CITY — On Saturday, Pope Francis said St. Padre Pio is a key example of someone who has given his entire life in the service of God’s mercy. The Holy Father said there is only one reason he ...

An annual afternoon of healing promises physical, emotional and spiritual blessing. A Healing Mass on Saturday at St. Paul’s Church on Penn Avenue offers the faithful an opportunity receive three ...

Francesco Forgione was born in Pietrelcina, in southern Italy, in 1887. His parents were poor farmers, whose eight children attended Mass and prayed the Rosary daily, and abstained from meat three ...

IT HAS been a year since Bro. Jun Banaag, OP, first aired the prayer blessing of Padre Pio on dzMM’s “Dr. Love” counseling program. It featured Padre Pio celebrating Mass. Thereafter, text messages ...

Just now at 3:17 a.m., I finished reading the last page of an extraordinary book. Entitled Prophet of the People – A Biography of Padre Pio by Dorothy M. Gaudiose, it is but one of the many writings ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Call it an unusual bucket list item, but last Saturday I went on a bus trip to the National Centre for Padre Pio in ...

Hundreds of churchgoers attended Mass in Co Kerry this week in the hope of getting a glimpse at Padre Pio's famous relic. The arrival of one of Padre Pio's gloves to the parish of Castleisland on ...