Promise Kept, Devotion Shared : Delaware Online
On a rising sweep of land in rural Pennsylvania there is a remarkable testament to a family's gratitude.
What was once a stretch of farmland is now a multimillion-dollar museum, chapel and memorial to Padre Pio, a Capuchin friar canonized as a saint in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Revered as a great miracle worker of the 20th century, Padre Pio's following can be likened to that of Mother Teresa -- for his beatification, more than 22,000 people flocked to the shrine to give thanks.
No sign of Masses being celebrated at the center so I'm guessing that the suspension of the celebration of Masses at the Center was not resolved. The Center has no canonical status and its appeal of the the decree of Bishop Cullen of Allentown was easily rejected. The bishop had demanded the board resign so that he could appoint a new board and institute new bylaws. Compliance with this would be impossible as the Center is not allowed this sort of restructuring without the permission of the bank who is the mortgage holder for the non-profit corporation.
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