Seeing Is Believing

- Season 1

(1989)

For 50 years, Padre Pio lived with the pain and the glory of the stigmata, the five wounds of Our Lord, Jesus. Here is an absorbing hour of faith and joy about this gentle priest who may, one day, become a saint in our time.

Since 1981, the Blessed Virgin Mary has reportedly been appearing to six young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia). The Madonna has repeatedly told the children that the world is on the brink of a major catastrophe.

This moving and beautiful film leads us through the "Chaplet of Mercy", a form of prayer notably requested by Jesus in His appearance to Sister Faustina in the 1930's, and instructs how to pray the chaplet with Jesus and Sister Faustina.

Join with the thousands gathering in the Friary Church in San Giovanni Rotondo, and witness the official sealing and presentation of all documentary evidence for process of canonization, now being examined in the Vatican.

Here is the full story of Helen Kowalska (1905-1938) who, as Sister Faustina, became the Apostle of Divine Mercy. It was filmed in Rome, Krakow, Warsaw, Czestochowa and her birth place, Swinice. "Run Through the Whole World" said Our Lord.

Presents scenes from Padre Pio's last Mass on the day before he died. Also, compelling testimonies never heard before by some who knew Padre Pio when he was alive, and others who only got to know and love him after his death.

Join Pope John Paul II on this glorious day for the fabulous and historic Beatification of Sister Faustina. From St. Peter's in Rome, hear his Holiness declare October 5th to be the Blessed Faustina's Feast Day, and come behind the scenes.

Father Alessio invites you to come to San Giovanni and follow the Way of the Cross in the footsteps of Padre Pio, as he conducts the service for the stations of the Cross.

Padre Pio's beatification Mass took place in Rome on May 2, 1999. In a colorful and historic ceremony, Pope John Paul II declared the Church's belief that Padre Pio is among the elect of God's people. It is a "must see" for all.

For the first time, see the complete life story and the Canonization ceremony in Rome with Pope John Paul II of the stigmatic friar from San Giovanni, Padre Pio. See the millions gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome, and in San Giovanni.

Revisiting the life of Padre Pio, with exceptional footage of the Ceremony of the Dedication of the New Basilica of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, the second largest basilica in Italy - only St. Peter's is bigger - featuring Pope John Paul II.