Padre Pio TV, formerly known as Tele Radio Padre Pio, is a Catholic television channel belonging to the

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San Giovanni Rotondo San Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina from 28 July 1916 until his death on 23 September 1968. T ...

, a city in the

province of Foggia The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy. This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and ...

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, the place where lived and died the saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina to whom the TV channel is dedicated.

Distribution

Padre Pio TV programming is broadcast on

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systems to the entire national territory of

on channel position 145. Padre Pio TV is available to

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viewers in

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and the

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area via Eutelsat

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@ 13,0° Est Trasponder 158, in the frequency of 11,662 MHz, Trasponder 158, DVB-S2 8PSK, Vertical pole, 27,500 Ms / s, 3/4, 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

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or Android mobile devices.

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 Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (sometimes referred to as Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church) is a Catholic shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, Province of Foggia, Italy, owned by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Its surface area is 6,000 squar ...

* ''The Angelus'' from the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto * ''Holy Mass'' from the Church of Saint Mary of Graces (San Giovanni Rotondo) * ''Rosary'' from the crypt of Church of Saint Mary of Graces (San Giovanni Rotondo) * ''Chaplet of the Divine Mercy'' * ''Dialogo''

Patron saints

Saint Mary of Graces 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 Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), better known as Raffaella Carrà (), was an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, actress and model. She was well known in Europe and Latin America as a result of her many ...

, a devotee of Padre Pio, was considered the channel's godmother.L'Argentario saluta Raffaella Carrà, Japino accompagna le ceneri
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References

External links

Padre Pio TV
– Official Website
Padre Pio TV online broadcast

Padre Pio TV
on

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