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Pictured from left: Rev. Francis Gasparik, OFM Cap., pastor of St. John
the Baptist Church (where the shrine is located;) Monsignor Joseph
LaMorte, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of New York; and Luciano Lamonarca, Founder and CEO of the Saint Pio FoundationThe Saint Pio Foundation and the Padre Pio Shrine in New York City signed a joint declaration that allows the two New York-based organizations to collaborate on behalf of the saint. The declaration acknowledges the Padre Pio Shrine as the Saint Pio Foundation’s spiritual center and pledges the foundation’s support for the maintenance of the shrine. In turn, the Padre Pio Shrine pledged its spiritual support and makes its relics available to the Saint Pio Foundation in order to allow them to carry out their mission to raise awareness of Saint Pio and promote his teachings.
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Pictured from left: Luciano Lamonarca, Angela Alioto, and Father Robert Barbato, OFM Cap. at the entrance of the Porziuncola Nuova On May 19, 2023, Luciano Lamonarca, founder and CEO of the Saint Pio Foundation, met with Angela Alioto, founder of the Arch-Confraternity of The Knights of Saint Francis of Assisi, at La Porziuncola Nuova, to sign a joint agreement that commits the two organizations to promote the teachings and spiritual legacy of Padre Pio and Saint Francis, and to support each other's efforts to fulfill that mission. The joint declaration was signed in the presence of Father Roberto Barbato, OFM Cap, Rector of the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi.
The Porziuncola Nuova, located adjacent to the Church of the National Shrine of St Francis of Assisi in San Francisco, is a 78% scale replica of the original Porziuncola, a church that is situated two and a half miles from Assisi in Umbria, Italy.