Capuchin monk and Catholic mystic, the spiritual career of Padre Pio unfolds in his correspondence with his spiritual mentors and a close circle of his confidants. The letters reveal the vicissitudes: personal struggles, temptations and fears encountered on the way to his God realization. In his lifetime Padre Pio received worldwide attention. Not only were his charisms noted: his healing powers, his stigmata ect., but many penitents were transformed at his confessional, as were pilgrims spiritually uplifted during his Masses. Sympathetic biographers arrived as well and documented in detail...