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The documentary drama “Saint Pio of Pietrelcina: Man of Hope and Healing” will make its television debut on EWTN on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET.
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… ...
Five relics from St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio, were on display Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville, the only stop they will make in Illinois in 2023. St.… ...
The faithful flocked to Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville to see the relics of Padre Pio, a saint canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. "These people are from all over the city.
A biopic about an Franciscan friar in the abstract, and a disjointed, badly structured Shia LaBeouf vehicle in practice. Our Padre Pio review: ...
Shia LaBeouf is an odd fit for the title figure in Abel Ferrara's 'Padre Pio,' a muddled mix of religious biopic and Italian class-struggle drama.
Padre Pio may be acting in a perversely literal Christian manner, by ignoring earthly concerns and focusing entirely on what he believes is God’s will. But is it?
Actor Shia LaBeouf says he leaned on the saint’s famous motto anytime things were difficult while making the film: Pray, hope, and don’t worry.
In this film directed by Abel Ferrara, Shia LaBeouf gives viewers a contemporary version of the saint — that is, one who curses a blue streak.
The mystery of religious faith gets a ferocious and deeply contextualized workout in Abel Ferrara’s latest film, “Padre Pio,” which opens Friday. It’s an idiosyncratic not-quite bio-pic of ...