St Padre Pio is a much beloved, internationally famous and yet not entirely known. That is, until now with Stefano Campanella's new published book, Oboedientia et Pax: The True Story of a False Prosecution.
The author researches the history of the rocky relationship the Capuchin saint Padre Pio had with the blessed Pope John XXIII. Much misinformation was rampant that soured the Pope's and other's, view of Saint Pio who lived with the sacred Stigmata.
Both are icons of holiness and priesthood but there some fragility in human relations...
The author speaks to his work here.
