A Visit With Padre Pio: Relic Outreach
Joseph Santoro, the National Centre for Padre Pio’s Director of Mission Outreach and Programming, and Regional Delegate to the United States for the International Crusade of Holy Relics, is traveling the country with relics of Padre Pio from the Centre’s collection. See below for the full schedule for 2026!
March
19 & 20 – Sacred Heart Church; 708 E. Main Street, Ville Platte, LA 70586; https://sacredheartvp.com; Veneration times: March 19 – 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM; March 20 – , 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM
22 – St. Gregory the Great; 235 Maltby Street, Bristol, CT 06010; https://smsgparish.org; Veneration time: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
April
18 – Transfiguration Church; 213 West Green Street, West Hazleton, PA 18202; Veneration time: 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM; talk on Padre Pio’s love for the Blessed Mother by Joe Santoro at 5:00 PM
19 – St. Gabriel’s Church; 122 S Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA 18201; Veneration time: 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM; talk on Padre Pio’s love for the Blessed Mother by Joe Santoro at 2:00 PM
24 & 25 – St. Peter’s Church; 433 West Church Street, Somerset, PA 15501; https://www.stpetersparish.com; Veneration times TBA
May
19 – St. Ignatius of Antioch; 715 East Orange Street, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689; http://www.saintignatius.net; Veneration time 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM; Mass at 7:00 PM
21 – St. Paul’s Church; 12708 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33618; https://stpaulchurch.com; Veneration times TBA
31 – Our Lady of Calvary; 11024 Knights Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154; https://ourladyofcalvary.org; Veneration times TBA
June
20 – National Shrine of Divine Mercy; 2 Prospect Hill Road, Eden Hill, Stockbridge, MA 01262; http://www.shrineofdivinemercy.org; Veneration times TBA
27 – St. Margaret Church; 6605 79th Place, Middle Village, NY 11379; http://www.stmargaretmv.com; Veneration times TBA
July
29 – St. Mary’s Church; 315 Church Street, St Mary’s, PA 15857; https://thesmchurch.com; veneration times TBA
August
8 – National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs; 136 Shrine Road, Fultonville, NY 12072; https://www.ourladyofmartyrsshrine.org; Veneration times TBA
21 – St. Vincent de Paul Church; 5021 Harding Highway, Mays Landing, NJ 08330; https://www.vincentdepaul.org; Veneration times TBA
29 – Holy Family Roman Catholic Church; 28 Brookline Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110; https://holyfamilynutley.org; Veneration times TBA
October
6 – St. Luke’s Church; 2316 Fairhill Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038; https://stlukeglenside.org; Veneration times TBA
17 – St. Ignatius of Antioch Church; 999 Reading Avenue, Yardley, PA 19067; http://www.stignatius.church; Veneration times TBA
November
13 & 14 – Blessed Trinity Catholic Church; 4545 Anderson Road, Orlando, FL 32812; https://btccorl.org; Veneration times TBA
15 & 16 – Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe; 8300 Vineland Avenue, Orlando, FL 32821; https://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org; Veneration times TBA
18 & 19 – Basilica of St Paul; 317 Mullally Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114; https://www.stpauldaytona.org; Veneration times TBA
We are working to secure a few more stops for 2026, and are already fielding requests for 2027. For information about how to bring “A Visit With Padre Pio” to your parish, prayer group, or school, please email gisella@padrepio.org.
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