The following letter from Julius Babao, who just came back from a trip to Italy with wife Tintin Bersola, says it all: My only knowledge of Padre Pio at that time were from pictures that I have seen ...

SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy — On Saturday Pope Francis asked Catholics if they try to pray as Jesus did — out of love for God — or if they only pray when they need something from God or want a “shot” ...

Francesco Forgione was born in Pietrelcina, in southern Italy, in 1887. His parents were poor farmers, whose eight children attended Mass and prayed the Rosary daily, and abstained from meat three ...

same five wounds inflicted upon Christ during the crucifixion – appeared on Pio’s body and stayed there until his death in 1968. For 50 years, blood came from Pio’s wounds, and as his legend began to ...

Greeting the Padre Pio Prayer Groups Francis says that prayer "is not a good practice for peace of heart, neither a pious way to obtain from God what we need. If it were so, it would be moved by a ...

Editor's note: This is Ann DeMatteo's 22nd column following her diagnosis with breast cancer. Today, we add the word "Inspirations" to her column. In starting off the New Year, I thought I'd write ...

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated on April 15 by the Padre Pio Prayer Group at its monthly gathering at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 414 Church St., Honesdale. The event will begin at 2 p.m. with ...