Padre Pio's Saintly Return

A nun films the open mass marking the anniversary of Padre Pio's death
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Capturing Memories
A nun films the open mass. The service itself was broadcast live on television. Italians are so convinced of Padre Pio's ability to deliver miracles that more people, when polled, admit to praying to him than to Jesus or the Virgin Mary.

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