Padre Pio Stigmata - Miracle Worker or Fraud?

In the quiet Italian village where young Francesco Forgione grew up, his profound visions of divine figures and self-imposed penances foreshadowed a life steeped in mysticism, culminating in his ordination as Padre Pio and the mysterious appearance of stigmata wounds that bled for half a century without medical explanation. Amid accusations of fraud and Vatican scrutiny, Padre Pio’s reputed miracles - from healing the blind to posthumous interventions - cemented his legacy as a controversial saint, inspiring millions while igniting debates over faith, deception, and the power of the divine.