The heart of St. Padre Pio, the only major relic of the saint to leave Italy, was brought to the Boston metro area by the Capuchin friars who run the Shrine of St. Padre Pio in the saint’s hometown of San Giovanni Rotondo in southern Italy.
The heart of St. Padre Pio, the only major relic of the saint to leave Italy, was brought to the Boston metro area by the Capuchin friars who run the Shrine of St. Padre Pio in the saint’s hometown of San Giovanni Rotondo in southern Italy.