National Catholic Register

Shia LaBeouf Talks About Padre Pio — and How the Saint and Catholicism Changed His Life

St. Pio of Pietrelcina — more widely known as Padre Pio — was a Capuchin friar from the Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo. Pio’s personal struggles, and his town's struggles at the end of World War ...
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Controversial, legendary filmmaker Abel Ferrara on Padre Pio, Shia LaBeouf and his Ukraine war documentary

There are few filmmakers quite like Abel Ferrara. His unique, distinctive brand of filmmaking has been illuminating screens, and disturbing audiences across decades, though now in a newfound life of ...
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Is Shia LaBeouf Catholic? What to know about the ‘Padre Pio’ star’s conversion

Shia LaBeouf revealed he is now a Catholic and a member of the Roman Catholic Church after studying for his upcoming film, “Padre Pio.” While preparing to play the Italian priest, LaBeouf recalled ...
Los Angeles Times

Body of saint Padre Pio exhumed, on display in Italy

SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, ITALY — The exhumed and cosmetically enhanced corpse of Padre Pio, mystic monk and one of the world’s most revered saints, went on display here Thursday amid weeping devotees and ...
Los Angeles Times

Beloved Pio Becomes a Saint

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II made it official Sunday: Padre Pio, long regarded by followers as a saint, was canonized in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Square that drew one of the largest crowds ever ...