St Padre Pio

Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Memorial Eccl 3:1-11/Lk 9:18-22 (453).

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CATHOLICISM TOPICS PADRE PIO SITE

*Francesco Forgione, better known as Padre Pio and also Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Padre Pio became famous for exhibiting stigmata for most of his life, thereby generating much interest and controversy. He was both beatified in 1999 and canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. The Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina is located in San Giovanni Rotondo, Province of Foggia, Italy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padre_Pio

** Friends, in the latest “Bishop Barron Presents,” I’m delighted to be joined by Shia LaBeouf, the actor famous for “Transformers,” “Honey Boy,” and “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” among other films. His most recent role is as the young Padre Pio in a new biopic on the great saint.

This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”  

Eph 4:8