St. Francis Basilica, Assisi

Padre Pio, a humble Capuchin priest from San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, was blessed by God in many wonderful and mysterious ways. The most dramatic was the stigmata. Padre Pio bore the wounds of Christ for fifty years!

Among his other gifts were perfume, bilocation, prophecy, conversion, reading of souls, and miraculous cures. People are still being cured through his intercession in ways that cannot be explained by medicine or science.

More important, if less spectacular, are the spiritual healings that take place in all parts of the world! Padre Pio is a powerful intercessor!!

We are preparing to celebrate our 30th anniversary!

Our Foundation was established in 1977 to promote devotion to Padre Pio and to foster adult vocations to the priesthood.

We do all we can to spread devotion to Padre Pio. The Foundation's goal is been to spread devotion to our beloved Padre Pio by spreading his teachings and spirituality; keeping Pietrelcina a holy place of remembrance and preserving places near and dear to Padre Pio; aiding in priestly vocations and participating and promoting corporal and spiritual works of mercy in remembrance of Padre Pio.  If you would like to make a donation to help us in our apostolate of promoting Padre Pio and his good works, please click here.

Most important we have had passed on to us, directly from Padre Pio, the urgent need to let people know that he will accept "all of America" (his words) as his Spiritual Children.

Through his intercessions, people have experienced physical healing, renewed faith, conversion and many other spiritual and temporal blessings.

San Giovanni Rotondo
At the request of the Capuchin Friars in San Giovanni Rotondo, we helped them build Padre Pio's New Church. After years of work, the new church opened on July 1, 2004. 
La Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza is considered by many as Padre Pio's hospital.  This hospital was Padre Pio's dream, to help those who suffer.  His dream has been sustained through donations and prayer.  The Padre Pio Foundation also supports the hospital.  

We are able to support these projects in San Giovanni Rotondo thanks to the loyal support of our benefactors.  Both the hospital and the new church are magnificent tributes to our patron saint. 

Pietrelcina
Our efforts in Italy also focus on Pietrelcina where Padre Pio was born. It was through our efforts that Santa Anna Church, the church where he was baptized and confirmed, was completely restored. It was in disrepair and had been abandoned for many years. Through the generous contributions of our benefactors, the Foundation was able to restore the Church. We hired local artisans to do the work. For them it was a work of Love. And it shows!

We also assisted at Santa Maria degli Angeli (also in Pietrelcina), Padre Pio's parish church, after it was left in ruins by an earthquake.  We commissioned artists to create floor to ceiling murals of Angels which now frame the altar there.

At The Padre Pio Foundation of America, everything we have is for God's glory, His Church and in honor of Padre Pio. We pray each day that Padre Pio will intercede for all those who ask his help.

• Padre Pio's most ardent desire was to welcome all of America into his "spiritual family." He promised to "wait outside the "Gates of Heaven" until all his spiritual children are safely inside. What a compassionate invitation. For more information, leave your name and address below. Of course, there is no obligation and no charge.

Fr. Bob's Stories of Mercy
"It is Mercy I desire, not holocausts." (Mt. 9:13). We are dispensers of Mercy. The flip side of Mercy is Love.

Everyday Intercessions
Stories of how Padre Pio has been and still is there for us.