Padre Pio is the name of an Italian priest who was born on the 25th of May, in the year 1887, and died at the age of eighty one on the 23rd of September, in the year 1968. he took birth into a pious Catholic family and surrendered his life to serving Jesus at the age of five. At the age of fifteen he took the name of Pio and in the year 1910 he had become a priest. He got stigmata that same year, which healed and reappeared and did not go till he died. This and other symbols of his sanctity attracted increasing number of devotees to him. He was canonized in the year 2002.
Padre Pio said that he would accept all of America as his Spiritual Children. To become a spiritual child, one can visit the site www.padrepio.com, or write to: The Padre Pio Foundation of America, 463 Main Street, Cromwell CT 06416. They can be contacted on the number 860.635.4996 or faxed on 860.635.PPIO (7746).
Padre Pio said that he would accept all of America as his Spiritual Children. To become a spiritual child, one can visit the site www.padrepio.com, or write to: The Padre Pio Foundation of America, 463 Main Street, Cromwell CT 06416. They can be contacted on the number 860.635.4996 or faxed on 860.635.PPIO (7746).