Padre Pio indeed infused love into the community through his confidence in Jesus Christ and love for the Church. As he put it, “It is under the cross that one learns to love” (Letter I, 339).

The weight of playing St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more popularly known as Padre Pio, one of the most popular saints of the 20th century, was “enormous,” Shia LaBeouf told CNA in late May.

A documentary drama about the beloved 20th-century friar St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as Padre Pio, will be making its television debut on EWTN on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET.

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Shia LaBeouf stars in the new drama "Padre Pio.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is R -- restricted.

The scandal-ridden 36-year-old, who was raised Jewish, is set to portray Catholic saint Padre Pio — a 20th Century Franciscan Capuchin friar and mystic alleged to have the ability to communicate ...

Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, was born to Giuseppe and Grazio Forgione in Pietrelcina, Italy on May 25, 1887. Although the Forgiones were basically a poor family, they were ve… ...