Padre Pio Blog

Join us for a spiritual and prayerful evening of prayer, rosaries, stories and good company as we celebrate the birth of Padre Pio! Everyone is welcome!  We will begin at 8PM at the outdoor statue of Padre Pio and continue into May 25th, the day he was born, with a Midnight Rosary. The PPFOA chapel […]

“There are many stories but this one is short and sweet. I was sitting in adoration and felt very close to St. Pio at that time and I was feeling silly, so I said Fr. Pio if you are here with me, have someone send me a dozen roses here at adoration! Now no one knew […]

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In July 2015 Rita’s husband Dan was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the larynx. Doctors presented him with three options: he could have his vocal cord surgically removed and replaced with a voice box, go through chemotherapy, or receive radiation treatment twice daily for six weeks. Against his doctor’s recommendations, he chose the last […]

Snapshots from Italy! Our 22 Padre Pio pilgrims celebrated Mass at numerous holy sites including Madonna delle Lacrime in Siracusa, Sicily, San Francesco di Paola andSt. Michael’s Cave, but the highlight of the trip was following in Padre Pio’s footsteps and celebrating Mass in the small chapel of his hospital, the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the […]

Padre Pio Foundation of America to the Rescue Over the years, thanks to YOUR wonderful support, we have been blessed to support a number of unique programs that give comfort to patients both young and old. No trip to San Giovanni Rotondo would be complete without meeting the Director of the Hospital to identify how […]