Pope John Paul II had a particularly profound admiration for him, describing Padre Pio as “a man of prayer and suffering,” and highlighting his role in the Church as a spiritual guide.
Pope Francis is scheduled to declare saints: Blessed Giuseppe Allamano ... she wrote a pamphlet called “Pious Union of Prayers to the Holy Spirit” to spread devotion to the Spirit, especially in the ...
“I thank you for your generosity and I assure you of my prayers that the title of ‘servant’ (deacon) will increasing eclipse that of ‘eminence,’” the Pope told the future cardinal ...
Then the prayer leader began the Kol Nidrei service with the annual proclamation: “By the decree of the heavenly court, and by the decree of the earthly court — we declare it permitted to pray ...