The National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Santo Tomas, Batangas, is expected to be the second international Catholic shrine in the Philippines, following the Antipolo Cathedral ...

The stigmata, the wounds of Christ, appeared on Padre Pio’s body on Friday, September 20, 1918, while he was praying before a crucifix and making his thanksgiving after Mass.

Padre Pio, born on May 25, 1887, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata.

St. Padre Pio was the first priest who is said to have borne the stigmata — the wounds of Christ — on his hands, his side and his feet.

Standalone photos from the viewing of the Padre Pio relics at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville.

Thousands of people are expected to view the relics of Padre Pio, a Catholic saint, during an exhibition next week at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Naperville. Ron Frederick, a church member who ...

The concept of mystery is central to the Catholic faith—and to art and storytelling, too. But a good mystery needs hints of a potential resolution to enthrall. The problem with Padre Pio, a new film ...

Pio was accused, among other things, of faking stigmata, lying about possessing mystical powers, and sexual misconduct against women; it’s the semi-exploitive contrast of their reputations, and ...