Padre Pio Blog

The Padre Pio Foundation of America presents an 11 Day Pilgrimage to Italy “In the footsteps of Saint Francis and Saint Pio” with Spiritual Director Father David Beaumont September 16—26, 2019 Click here to view the full itinerary! HIGHLIGHTS: Mass at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi Visit the Tombs of Saint Francis and Saint […]

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 […]

A Miraculous Healing In the spring of 2000, Gene was in poor health. Pain racked his body and he was suffering from heart and kidney problems. His strength was failing him. He had been declared unfit to continue working as an airplane mechanic – a job he had performed for decades. Even the simple task […]

We love to hear stories of Padre Pio’s intercessions because we know he is active in our daily lives.  So please, share your stories with us here. Fill out the form below and let us know if you have any questions.      

“I have a strong connection to Padre Pio after being confronted with Stage 3 vulvar cancer I met a woman in the waiting room of my first exploratory cat scan. She was so nice and we talked for about 40 minutes or so. When they called me up I realized I never got her name. […]

This is an email we received in October 2018. She has given us permission to share this beautiful story with you all. “Hi Samira—-   This is my story- I was raised in a large Irish Catholic home.  As I got older I was not as diligent in going to Mass as I should have been. […]