Padre Pio blesses the faithful in the church of the Capuchin convent (1968), the stigma on his right hand clearly visible DESPITE popular misconceptions, St Francis of Assisi was neither the first nor ...

Church figures who claimed to have experienced the stigmata wounds, including Padre Pio and Pope Francis’ namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, have inspired millions of Catholics.

Vatican updates norms to authenticate visions of Mary, weeping statues, and stigmata By NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press,Updated May 17, 2024, 12:24 a.m.

Church figures who claimed to have experienced the stigmata wounds, including Padre Pio and Pope Francis’ namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, have inspired millions of Catholics.