Padre Pio: 13 facts about the saint to know and share

Harris to skip Catholic charity dinner bucking decades-long tradition

This is the first time a presidential candidate has refused an invitation to the dinner since then-Democratic nominee Walter Mondale did so in 1984.

Padre Pio: 13 facts about the saint to know and share

On Sept. 23, the Church celebrates one of the most popular Catholic saints of the 20th century — St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio.

Padre Pio spoke languages ​​he didn’t know: the gift of xenoglossia

Various historical testimonies document that the beloved St. Pio of Pietrelcina, whose feast day is celebrated Sept. 23, had the gift of xenoglossia.

Pope Francis names consultants to Vatican doctrine office, including controversial theologian

Pope Francis has named 28 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, including controversial moral theologian Father Maurizio Chiodi.

Ballot measures could remove definition of marriage from three state constitutions

The proposed removal of the long-standing language on marriage is largely seen as symbolic, since the U.S. Supreme Court already legalized same-sex marriage.