Pope Benedict XVI leads a mass during a visit to Padre Pio at Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy June 21, 2009. Padre Pio is one of the Catholic Church's most popular saints and during his lifetime the monk was said to have the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus' crucifixion on his hands and feet. (Reuters/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI (R) celebrates mass at the Renzo Piano church dedicated to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo during his visit to the crypt of Padre Pio in the southern Italian Apulia region on June 21, 2009. Born Francisco Forgione, at age 23 the friar was said to have permanent sores on his hands similar to the stigmata, or the wounds of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, according to Christian belief. Padre Pio has become a cult figure for millions around the world and the subject of controversy in Italy. (Getty/Daylife)
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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Holy Mass, next to Domenico D'Ambrosio, archbishop of San Giovanni Rotondo during a visit at the Padre Pio's shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, Sunday, June 21, 2009. In the background is a portrait of Padre Pio, one of the Catholic Church's most revered saints. (AP/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the body of Padre Pio as he is displayed for the veneration of the faithful in a part-glass coffin in the crypt of the old Church of St. Mary of Grace, in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the exhumed body of the mystic saint Padre Pio in the crypt of Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, June 21, 2009. Padre Pio is one of the Catholic Church's most popular saints and during his lifetime the monk was said to have the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus' crucifixion on his hands and feet. (Reuters/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI looks at the relics of the mystic saint Padre Pio in the crypt of Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, June 21, 2009. Padre Pio is one of the Catholic Church's most popular saints and during his lifetime the monk was said to have the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus' crucifixion on his hands and feet. (Reuters/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI waves during a meeting with the youth at Santa Maria delle Grazie in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, after paying his respect to the tomb of Padre Pio June 21, 2009. Padre Pio is one of the Catholic Church's most popular saints and during his lifetime the monk was said to have the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus' crucifixion on his hands and feet. (Reuters/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during his meeting at Renzo Piano church, dedicated to Padre Pio, in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy on June 21, 2009. Born Francisco Forgione, at age 23 the friar was said to have permanent sores on his hands similar to the stigmata, or the wounds of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, according to Christian belief. Padre Pio has become a cult figure for millions around the world and the subject of controversy in Italy. (Getty/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during his meeting at Renzo Piano church, dedicated to Padre Pio, in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy on June 21, 2009. Born Francisco Forgione, at age 23 the friar was said to have permanent sores on his hands similar to the stigmata, or the wounds of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, according to Christian belief. Padre Pio has become a cult figure for millions around the world and the subject of controversy in Italy. (Getty/Daylife)
Pope Benedict XVI (L) receives a gift during his meeting with priests, religious and youth, at Renzo Piano church dedicated to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, in southern Italy in the Apulia region, on June 21, 2009. Born Francisco Forgione, at age 23 the friar was said to have permanent sores on his hands similar to the stigmata, or the wounds of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, according to Christian belief. Padre Pio has become a cult figure for millions around the world and the subject of controversy in Italy. (Getty/Daylife)
I can't say I like the architecture of the church.
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