Padre Pio’s favourite painting of Our Lady: its Christmas significance

This depiction of Our Lady of Grace is painted on the wall and ceiling behind the altar in the church of San Giovanni Rotondo, where Padre P...

Padre Pio confided in the young John Paul II that his shoulder wound was his greatest suffering

From a fascinating article by Frank M. Rega. Shortly after World War II was over, a young Polish priest who was studying in Rome, Fr. Kar...

With heavenly perfume Padre Pio helped a couple put their marriage back together

A married couple in England were experiencing marriage problems – they were almost at the point of splitting. They felt unable to resolve th...

Learning Padre Pio’s mother tongue and learning about our favourite saint’s life

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Baby Jesus was seen to appear in Padre Pio's arms. Padre Pio and Christmas Part Four

Padre Pio had a profound humility; he was blessed with extraordinary spiritual gifts, but he always, always considered himself the least of ...

Why was Padre Pio thought to be 'in ecstasy' during Christmas time? Part One

Fr. Ignazio da Ielsi, the guardian of the convent at San Giovanni Rotondo from 1922 to 1925, when Padre Pio was still young and had just r...