Padre Pio: 13 facts about St. Pio of Pietrelcina to know and share

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome, Italy on Feb. 3, 2016. / Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA National Catholic Register, Sep 23, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). One of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, was a Capuchin Franciscan friar, priest, and mystic. His tomb can be found in the Sanctuary of St. Mary Our Lady of Grace in…