Small Joys. With filial confidence a devotee tries to remove the Padre’s stole from his shoulders. Pleased, he reacts with a smile. Santa Maria delle Grazie (Our Lady of Grace) parish in the small Italian town of Casalba has found itself in the media spotlight after a statue of St Padre Pio appeared to show a tear of blood trickling down its face. The discovery was made in April, when a parishioner noticed an unusual detail on…
