A documentary drama about the beloved 20th-century friar St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as Padre Pio, will be making its television debut on EWTN on Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Co-produced by ...

The best way to get around South Padre Island is on foot, especially since the area clocks in at 2 square miles in size (much of which is shoreline). There is also a free public shuttle, Island Metro, ...

Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of South ...

Editor's Note: We refeature this story ahead of the papal visit March 17. More information about the trip here. Friar. Stigmatist. Mystic. Saint. All of these words describe Padre Pio — St. Pio of ...

From casual-fast eateries to fine dining, South Padre Island will fulfill your vacation dreams and your culinary desires. The resort town on the Gulf Coast, located less than 400 miles south of ...

An Austin man wants to drive nonstop from Port Aransas to the Rio Grande and doesn’t see why a skinny little body of water should stop him. A: Way back when, Padre Island was one contiguous, very long ...

A tapestry depicting Padre Pio hangs from the central balcony on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica during his canonization ceremony June 16. (CNS photo from Reuters) (June 17, 2002) See ...

Padre Island National Seashore officials are asking the public for help in identifying a solution to an invasive species issue. The park is seeking public comment on a draft plan that would allow the ...

Padre Pio, the friar with fingerless gloves whose image is found on a million Catholic key chains; who was canonised before 200,000 ecstatic pilgrims five years ago, was a charlatan who deliberately ...

Season 7 also revealed that PADRE’s Collectors “rescue” (kidnap) “eggs” (children), separating parents from their offspring and severing all attachments and connections. As it turns out, PADRE is both ...