THE novena Masses leading to the feast of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina have begun last Sept. 14. The novena Masses will run for nine days every 6 p.m.

THE nine-day novena Masses leading to the feast of St. Padre Pio de Pietrelcina is ongoing from Sept. 14 to Sept. 22 at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, Archbishop’s Palace, D ...

Beatified in 1999, St. Padre Pio was canonized on June 16, 2002, by the late Pope and now St. John Paul II. He is known among Catholics as St. Pio of Pietrelcina.

New Film on Padre Pio to Air on EWTN Provides Intimate Look Into Saint’s Life From Those Who Knew Him A documentary drama about the beloved 20th-century friar debuts on EWTN on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET.

St. Padre Pio, a beloved Italian friar who died nearly 50 years ago, will be visiting Vineland this weekend — or at least a part of him will.

St. Padre Pio Festival at St. Padre Pio Parish in Vineland, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019.

3. St. Pio received the visible wounds of Christ known as the stigmata, just like St. Francis of Assisi. On Sept. 20, 1918, Padre Pio received the stigmata while praying in a church.