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 ...

People stand around the mortal remains of Saint Pio (Padre Pio) as they are displayed in Rome's San Lorenzo Basilica, as part of the Roman Catholic Church 2016 Holy Year celebrations, Feb. 3, 2016.

Padre Pio's body had been buried in a crypt at Santa Maria delle Grazie church in San Giovanni Rotondo, beside the friary where he had lived for most of his 81 years. It was exhumed during a ...