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  • May 2008

    • Padre Pio's Shrine Now 2nd Only to Vatican

      ANSA (Italy)  |  May 8, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Padre Pio's Shrine Now 2nd Only to Vatican

      (Newser) - Move over, Lourdes. Padre Pio’s shrine in southern Italy is now the world’s second-largest religious tourist destination, reports the ANSA news agency. About 9 million tourists will visit the saint’s body, a million more than the French site and second only to the Vatican. More »

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      religion  • Italy  • Vatican  • miracle  • sainthood  • Padre Pio

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 4, 08 4:25 PM CST

      Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

      (Newser) - One of Italy's most revered saints was exhumed without warning Sunday night, evading protesters and preempting a legal challenge, the Guardian reports. The body of Padre Pio was "in surprisingly good condition," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the saint's shrine draws millions of visitors every year. "The chin is perfect and the rest of the body is well preserved." More »

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      Italy  • Catholic Church  • sainthood  • saint  • Padre Pio  • exhumation

  • January 2008

    • Italy's Favorite Saint to Be Exhumed

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 8, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Italy's Favorite Saint to Be Exhumed

      (Newser) - The body of Padre Pio, one of Italy’s most beloved saints, will be exhumed this year for a “checkup” and to be put on display for public veneration, the Guardian reports. "It is our duty to allow the generations that come after us the ability to venerate and best care for his mortal remains," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the man formally known as Saint Pius is buried. More »

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      Italy  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Holy See  • Padre Pio

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