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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — On Saturday, Pope Francis said St. Padre Pio is a key example of someone who has given his entire life in the service of God’s mercy. The Holy Father said there is only one reason he ...

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St. Faustina Parish in Nanticoke has begun a new Padre Pio Prayer Group, which meets after the 6 p.m. Mass on the first Wednesday of every month at the Main Site. The Rev. James Nash, host pastor, ...

Benedict XVI visits San Giovanni Rotondo and proposes the characteristics of the Saint from Pietrelcina to capuchin monks, Padre Pio spiritual groups and all faithful. The Pope prays before the body ...

On Saturday Pope Francis said St. Padre Pio is a key example of someone who has given their entire life in the service of God's mercy, but cautioned that there is only one reason he was able to do so: ...