And Bishop Carlo Raffaello Rossi, who conducted the investigation, concluded Padre Pio’s holy wounds were genuine and that “the distinctive elements of true stigmata were found in those of ...

My experience visiting the 10 friaries of Padre Pio — a journey that resulted in the book ‘Following Padre Pio’ — was a true adventure.

St. Padre Pio was the first priest who is said to have borne the stigmata — the holy wounds of Christ — on his hands, his side and his feet.

Padre Pio, Italy's most-loved saint, faked his stigmata by pouring carbolic acid on his hands, according to a new book. The Other Christ: Padre Pio and 19th Century Italy, by the historian Sergio ...

Padre Pio, the friar with fingerless gloves whose image is found on a million Catholic key chains; who was canonised before 200,000 ecstatic pilgrims five years ago, was a charlatan who ...

The heart of Padre Pio, the sainted Italian priest and mystic who bore stigmata, will be on display on Sunday at a church in Vineland, the Press of Atlantic City reports. The relic of the Capuchin ...

Saint Padre Pio's stigmata 'exposed' by new book Italy's Padre Pio used carbolic acid to cause bleeding wounds on his hands that he claimed were replicas of Christ's, according to a new book.

Padre Pio was writing about his stigmata, the physical manifestation, on his body, of Christ’s crucifixion.

Nevertheless, the church celebrates the feast of Padre Pio today—and if you’re worried about his stigmata or other preternatural experiences being the reason for his canonization, have no (or ...

Padre Pio is known for his deep wisdom about prayer and peace, his stigmata, miraculous reports of his bilocation, being physically attacked by the devil, and mastering the spiritual life.