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20 Nov 2017

By Jamie O'Brien

A woman prays at the glass case containing the body of St Padre Pio in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 6 February 2016. The uncorrupted body of Padre Pio was brought to Rome at the request of Pope Francis for the Year of Mercy. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring

A woman prays at the glass case containing the body of St Padre Pio in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on 6 February 2016. The uncorrupted body of Padre Pio was brought to Rome at the request of Pope Francis for the Year of Mercy. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring