Fr Wojtyla was the only person that Padre Pio ever told about his most painful and bloody wound
Topic: Padre Pio
John Paul II was the only pope who Padre Pio entrusted with the most private detail of his stigmata
Posted on Friday, 25 April 2014
Padre Pio reminds us that intrigues and scandals are trivial compared to the great goal of heaven
Posted on Monday, 23 September 2013
Today we celebrate the feast of the saint who struggled with dark visions
‘There’s hunger for mercy in the world’
Posted on Thursday, 16 May 2013
Cardinal Seán O’Malley talks to Mary O’Regan about Irish abortion legislation, Pope Francis and his new role as a ‘super cardinal’
Padre Pio is Italy’s most loved saint. But the rest of the world seems to know little about him
Posted on Monday, 19 March 2012
St Pio of Pietrelcina, born 125 years ago, deserves to be celebrated by Catholics in Britain as well as Italy
Today’s Catholic must-reads: 13/07/11
Posted on Wednesday, 13 July 2011
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New book reveals details of investigation into Padre Pio
Posted on Saturday, 2 April 2011
Author shows that John XXIII was given false information about saint
Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/03/11
Posted on Thursday, 24 March 2011
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Morning Catholic must-reads 10/08/10
Posted on Tuesday, 10 August 2010
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Fifty years ago Italy’s most famous modern saint was being treated like a criminal
In 1964, Pope Paul VI lifted the unjust and severe restrictions on Padre Pio’s ministry