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From porn to ‘Padre Pio’: Meet the director who felt drawn to tell the saint’s story

August 30, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

“Padre Pio” director Abel Ferrara poses for a portrait at the Giorgio Franchetti gallery at Ca’ d’Oro in Venice, Italy, on Aug. 22, 2022. / Photo by Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images

Boston, Mass., Aug 30, 2022 / 13:45 pm (CNA).
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Today Pope Francis’ delivered his weekly General Audience catechesis to a packed St. Peter’s Square. The full text of the address, as translated by Vatican Radio, is below. Dear Brothers and Sisters, good day! In […]

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