Basilica hosts Padre Pio relics for veneration
The Basilica of Saint Mary hosted relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina as part of the Saint Pio Foundation’s National Relic Tour on August 20. Over 900 of people visited the Basilica throughout the day to venerate the relics. Father Jerome Fasano, Pastor of Saint John the Baptist Church in Front Royal, gave a reflection on Padre Pio as part of the event. Click here for a photo album.