Prominent church figures who claimed to have experienced stigmata, such as the late Italian priest Padre Pio, and Pope Francis’ namesake, St Francis of Assisi, have inspired millions of ...

The Catholic Church has a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, of statues that purportedly wept blood tears and stigmata that erupted on ...

“Padre Pio always used to say, pray, hope, don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful, and he will hear your prayer,” ...