St. Pio of Pietrelcina never visited the United States during his time on earth, but now his relics, which include multiple elements from his body, will be visiting Washington, D.C., this weekend as ...

An Italian business magazine is claiming that the shrine dedicated to St. Padre Pio has become a bigger attraction than Lourdes, now that the saint’s body has been put on display. ANSA reports that ...

As one of the most well-known modern saints in the world, the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — more commonly known as Padre Pio — has been the source of many alleged miracles over the years.

Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, was born to Giuseppe and Grazio Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy on May 25, 1887. Although the Forgiones were basically a poor family, they were very ...

The Vatican has angered a religious order by telling its monks to turn over control of a hugely popular Roman Catholic pilgrimage site _ a shrine honoring mystic and saint Padre Pio _ to the local ...

BUENA – A gazebo, apparently uprooted by fierce winds, left a swath of destruction Thursday at the St. Padre Pio Shrine that includes a toppled marble statue of the Blessed Mother. The twisted ...

It was the 1940s and the allied air campaign was in full swing over Italy. German forces were entrenched around a small church and five allied bombers went in for the bombing run. All five planes ...

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina never visited the United States during his time on earth, but now his relics, which include multiple elements from his body, will be visiting Washington D.C. this weekend as ...