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Died. Padre Pio, 81, the Capuchin friar whose body was said to bear the stigmata, or the wounds inflicted on Christ during his passion; of a heart attack; in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. Blood first appeared on his hands, feet and side 50 years ago and, though the Vatican never officially considered his wounds of divine origin, Pio (born Francesco Forgione) attracted millions of pilgrims who came to his monastery in San Giovanni in hopes of seeing...
Such was the situation in the moun tain town of San Giovanni Rotondo, not far from Foggia in southeastern Italy. Here was a shrine to a saint who was not only popular but who provided the extra added attraction of being alive as well. Padre Pio was not officially a saint; to qualify for sainthood, one must be dead and have been responsible for at least four unchallenged miracles. But one day in 1918, the Capuchin friar looked at his hands and what he saw terrified him so that he fainted; the frightened monks who came to help crossed themselves...
...said that when money talks even the angels listen. In Rome rumors of thefts, mismanagement and waste began to filter into the Vatican. In 1960, Girolamo Bortignon, Capuchin Bishop of Padua, began to complain to powerful friends in the Holy See that the activities in San Giovanni Rotondo would bear an investigation. Pope John sent an emissary, Msgr. Carlo Maccari, to the busy shrine with directions to set things in order. Maccari saw plenty that needed to be set in order. He saw the dread Spiritual Daughters squabbling over a cushion on which the padre had knelt, finally tearing...
...Rome, Santo Stefano Rotondo, consecrated in the 5th century and the world's largest church in the round, has been closed for eight years while rain pours through gaps in the roof. The sign on the barred door reads: Attenti alle frane (Watch out for falling stones). ¶ In Milan, Santa Maria delle Grazie (which houses Leonardo da Vinci's recently restored Last Supper) also has a fine cloister with Bramante frescoes, largely ignored and badly damaged by water seeping through walls and ceiling. ¶ In Florence's Santa Croce, Italy's greatest Franciscan church, rain...
Verbum Sap. In San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, after he had caused Masima Siena, 23, to faint by saying "no" when asked if he took her to be his lawful wedded wife, Bridegroom Urbano Biase, 29, explained that it was only a warning to keep Masima in line, returned to the church and went through with the ceremony...