It’s a commonplace of Catholic rhetoric to insist that “the Church is not a democracy,” and of course in many ways that’s true. Doctrines are not voted in and out by popular referendum, bishops are ...

Pope Francis delivers his speech in Pietrelcina, Italy, the birthplace of St. Padre Pio, Saturday, March 17, 2018. Saint Pio who is widely venerated in Italy and abroad is famous for bearing the ...

An estimated 3,000 people are expected to pass through the doors of Naperville’s Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Tuesday for an encounter with the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Francesco ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A sacred treat for the Catholic faithful in Naperville. Parishioners lined up at SS Peter and Paul Church to get a glimpse of relics belonging to modern day saint Padre Pio. Some of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — To celebrate the 19th anniversary of St. Padre Pio’s canonization, members of the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Society will host an in-person Procession and Mass to mark his Feast Day, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Thousands of visitors waited in line Tuesday outside a Naperville Catholic church, to get a glimpse of items that once belonged to Padre Pio, the patron saint of the sick and healing.

Speaking Saturday in Pietrelcina, the town where St. Padre Pio was born, Pope Francis encouraged devotion to Holy Mother Church, explaining how despite the imperfection of its members, it was beloved ...

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. The saint’s heart will make a stop at Our Lady of Pompeii ...

Saint Padre Pio American Catholic Church is pleased to announce the ordination of Deacon Joseph McDonald-Mostella to the Order of Priesthood. After a period of discernment, Deacon Joseph will be ...

As is customary, the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Society will host the eighth annual Padre Pio Feast Day Mass Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Holy Rosary R.C. Church, South Beach. The society was formed ...