Padre Pio TV,[1] formerly known as Tele Radio Padre Pio,[2] is a Catholic television channel belonging to the Capuchin Friars of San Giovanni Rotondo, a city in the province of Foggia, Italy, the place where lived and died the saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina to whom the TV channel is dedicated.[3]
Distribution
Padre Pio TV programming is broadcast on digital terrestrial television systems to the entire national territory of Italy on channel position 145. Padre Pio TV is available to free-to-air satellite television viewers in Europe and the Mediterranean area via Eutelsat Hotbird 13F @ 13,0° Est Trasponder 158, in the frequency of 11,662 MHz, Transponder 158, DVB-S2 8PSK, Vertical pole, 27,500 Ms / s, 2/3, SID 16952, with the name Padre Pio TV. It also broadcasts on a radio broadcasting system to the outskirts of the province of Foggia.
Internet users can view the channel through the website padrepio.tv, or with applications for iOS or Android mobile devices.[4]
Programming
Religious services and devotional programs
A partial listing of Padre Pio TV schedule:
- Candles procession from the Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
- The Angelus from the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto
- Holy Mass from the Church of Saint Mary of Graces (San Giovanni Rotondo)
- Holy Rosary from the crypt of Church of Saint Mary of Graces (San Giovanni Rotondo)
- Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Patron saints
Our Lady of Graces (Italian: Santa Maria delle Grazie) is considered the co-patroness of Padre Pio TV. The patron saint of this Italian Catholic channel is Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.
The Italian singer and TV host Raffaella Carrà, a devotee of Padre Pio, was considered the channel's godmother.[5][6][7]
References
- 1.Padre Pio TV in Padre Pio.tv
- 2.Tele Radio Padre Pio in PadrePio.it
- 3.Tele Radio Padre Pio in "Voce di Padre Pio" Foundation
- 4.Padre Pio TV App in Google Play
- 5.Raffaella Carrà e la devozione per Padre Pio. La preghiera dei Cappuccini per la ‘madrina’ in PORTALECCE.IT - Testata giornalistica dell'Arcidiocesi di Lecce
- 6.L'ultimo saluto di Raffaella Carrà al frate con le stimmate: a San Giovanni Rotondo le ceneri dell'artista che ha "imparato ad amare Padre Pio" in FoggiaToday.it
- 7.L'Argentario saluta Raffaella Carrà, Japino accompagna le ceneri in Today.it