Tag: Padre Pio
The prophecy Padre Pio gave Fr John Iacono in the confessional
In 1965, Sydney’s Fr John Iacono was dead-last on a three-week waiting list for confession with Padre Pio. What the saint said in the confessional would shape his ensuing priestly ministry and empower his life of service to God.
Padre Pio Review: Movie on mystic misses the mark
Beloved by millions of Catholics around the world for his great faith and devotion, Pio of Pietrelcina’s life of miracles and humble ministry has...
Philippa Martyr: Don’t learn faith from the ignorant
I heard a sad story recently. A lovely young family lost some long-time friends, another married couple and kids, who started to attend a different Mass. Simply going to a different parish church doesn’t usually bust up a friendship like that. All that happened was that the friends began attending the traditional Latin Mass (TLM).
Q&A with Fr John Flader: A saint in his lifetime
“Dear Father, I was recently invited to attend a prayer group devoted to St Padre Pio and found this saint very inspiring. I’d be...
Padre Pio’s Archdiocese gets a new Bishop
Thousands turned out to witness the episcopal ordination of Somascan Fr Franco Moscone CRS as Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo.