St. Pio of Pietrelcina, born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy, is one of the most revered saints of the Catholic Church. From a young age, he demonstrated a deep devotion to ...
The following letter from Julius Babao, who just came back from a trip to Italy with wife Tintin Bersola, says it all: My only knowledge of Padre Pio at that time were from pictures that I have seen ...
Editor's Note: We refeature this story ahead of the papal visit March 17. More information about the trip here. Friar. Stigmatist. Mystic. Saint. All of these words describe Padre Pio — St. Pio of ...