Rev. Michael Martine, right, pastor of Holy Rosary R.C. Church, South Beach, altar servers and members of the St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Society, carry the statue of St. Padre Pio adorned with ...

Two days before he died in 1968, Padre Pio encouraged his spiritual children to pray the rosary saying: “Love Our Lady and make her loved. Recite the Rosary and recite it always and as much as ...

The organization is looking with enthusiasm toward its 10th Annual Procession and Mass at Holy Rosary Church, on Sept. 23, Padre Pio’s Feast Day, where all are welcome and invited to attend.

“Padre Pio was very dedicated to the rosary. He would say 35 holy rosaries a day," he said. "So I felt compelled to go back (to Utica)." Follow @OD_Mason on Twitter or call him at 315-792-5074.

St. Padre Pio was a Capuchin friar best known for possessing the stigmata, or wounds of Jesus Christ, and was said to have special gifts from God. He died in Foggia, Italy, in 1968 where his heart ...

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 ve… ...

Five relics from St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio, were on display Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville, the only stop they will make in Illinois in 2023. St.… ...

Two days before he died in 1968, Padre Pio encouraged his spiritual children to pray the rosary saying: “Love Our Lady and make her loved. Recite the Rosary and recite it always and as much as ...