Photo Feature: 8th Annual Padre Pio Festival

Posted September 19, 2023

See scenes from the 8^th annual Padre Pio Festival held Sept. 16-17 at St. Bede Church in Holland, Bucks County. The weekend gathering celebrated devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, a 20th-century Capuchin priest from southwest Italy known for his holiness and miraculous intercession. Archbishop Nelson Pérez celebrated Mass on Sunday for festival-goers with a street procession taking place following Mass. (Photos: Sarah Webb)

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Photo Feature: 8th Annual Padre Pio Festival

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