Padre Pio
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio, was an Italian priest.
Monumental Church Dedicated to Controversial Saint Padre Pio
His bearded face can be seen everywhere in Italy - tucked into the frames of mirrors behind bars; taped on to taxi drivers' dashboards; in beggars' bowls. Since his canonisation in 2002, he has been St Pius. But for his devotees - it is estimated there are 15 million worldwide - he will...
The saint maker
Pope John Paul II will today mark the canonisation of the controversial Padre Pio. Tracy McVeigh reports on the miracles - and the politics.
Sicily Plans Catholic Mount Rushmore
Looking for an edge in the battle with Greece and Spain for tourists, Sicily has devised a masterplan: a Roman Catholic Mount Rushmore. There are plans for the faces of the Pope, Mother Teresa and Padre Pio, a miracle-working friar, to be carved into the hills of Segesta in an effort to...
Future Saint Switches on Pilgrims With Tv Channel
An Italian town dubbed the Roman Catholic Las Vegas has set up a television station devoted to Padre Pio, a monk credited with performing miracles who is expected to be canonised in the next few months. Capuchin friars at San Giovanni Rotondo launched Tele Padre Pio at the weekend in the...
Looking for an edge in the battle with Greece and Spain for tourists, Sicily has devised a masterplan: a Roman Catholic Mount Rushmore. There are plans for the faces of the Pope, Mother Teresa and Padre Pio, a miracle-working friar, to be carved into the hills of Segesta in an effort to...
Future Saint Switches on Pilgrims With Tv Channel
An Italian town dubbed the Roman Catholic Las Vegas has set up a television station devoted to Padre Pio, a monk credited with performing miracles who is expected to be canonised in the next few months. Capuchin friars at San Giovanni Rotondo launched Tele Padre Pio at the weekend in the...