Support Padre Pio's hometown

During the COVID 19 pandemic, the Saint Pio Foundation received a request for help from Hon. Domenico Masone, the mayor of Padre Pio’s hometown – Pietrelcina. The mayor’s request was simple:

"I humbly ask the Saint Pio Foundation to provide any economic support possible so that the town can provide food for the poor and the elderly.”
 

The Saint Pio Foundation replied to that request by pledging its support, agreeing to donate any funds raised from Friday, April 10, 2020, until Sunday, April 12, 2020. In less than three days and thanks to the generosity of our members, subscribers, and readers, we raised nearly $15,000, which was donated to the Church of Saint Mary of the Angels of the Friars Minor Capuchin. This donation helped to provide food for the poor, the sick, and the elderly of the town of Pietrelcina during these challenging times.
 

We are delighted to share with you a short video clip recorded by the Mayor of the Town of Pietrelcina, Hon. Domenico Masone, in which he expresses his gratitude to the Saint Pio Foundation and its generous members and supporters.

 

In his message Mayor Masone said, "Your kindness and compassion have a double significance for us. The first is never to give up on faith and hope. That your foundation was able to support us in spite of its own challenges, considering that the State of New York has more positive Coronavirus cases than those of the whole of Italy is indeed a little miracle in its own right. The second is that this gesture reinforces our bond of friendship, begun during your foundation’s first official trip in May 2016."

 

Padre Pio once said:  “Charity is the measure by which Our Lord judges all things.” We have no doubt that our beloved Saint Pio will embrace those, who embrace the people of Pietrelcina.

 

For this reason, we have created a dedicated web page where those who desire to continue their support of the needy in Pietrelcina, might do so more conveniently. The funds raised through this web page will be given to the town of Pietrelcina, via the Church of Saint Mary of the Angels of the Friars Minor Capuchin.