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Rome Silenced Padre Pio. A Con Man Fought Back. (Audio)

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September 23rd, 2026 - In 1931, the Holy See stripped Padre Pio of everything but a private Mass. No confessions, no public Mass, no letters. The man who fought hardest to get him back was a con man from Turin who walked into the friar's confessional wearing white gloves and walked out a different man. On the feast of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Joe tells the true story of Emanuele Brunatto, the man Padre Pio called "my policeman." Plus: Oscar-shortlisted director Tod Polson on The 21, his animated film about the 21 martyrs of Libya. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com