Archbishop Fisichella Says Pope Francis Desired Saint’s Presence in Vatican Basilica for Ash Wednesday of Jubilee Year
Zenit.org The remains of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, often known as Padre Pio, will be exposed for veneration in St. Peter’s Basilica next month. According to Vatican Radio, the Vatican announced this Monday, noting the remains will be exposed Feb. 8 -14. It was Pope Francis who desired that Padre Pio’s reliquary be present in the Vatican for Ash Wednesday of the Jubilee of Mercy, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, communicated in a letter he had written to the Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo. “The Holy Father,” the prelate wrote, “has expressed his strong desire that the remains of St. Pio of Pietrelcina be exposed in St. Peter’s Basilica for Ash…Continue Reading