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 ...

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” ...

Tears in her eyes, Lorena Ocampo joined hundreds in kneeling down Wednesday, March 14, to thank the person she believes is responsible for healing her daughter and for countless other miracles over ...

Children in South Sudan, Burma, and Lebanon have joined a worldwide initiative to get one million kids to pray the rosary this year on Oct. 18. “One million children praying the rosary” is a prayer ...

Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, was born to Giuseppe and Grazio Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy on May 25, 1887. Although the Forgiones were basically a poor family, they were very ...

If you’re a resident of the Scarsdale area or a parishioner of the Annunciation Church - Our Lady of Fatima Parish, you may have noticed the new Saint Padre Pio Prayer Garden. The garden, located ...

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