Relics of Padre Pio Coming to National Shrine in Washington

Relics of Padre Pio Coming to National Shrine in Washington



Alexey Gotovskiy

The arrival of the body of St. Pio of Pietrelcina at the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside-the-Walls in Rome is shown on Feb. 3, 2016. His relics will visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., May 21-22.

Multiple elements from his body will be visiting the nation’s largest Catholic church this weekend.