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Pio of Pietrelcina

The controversial monk Francesco Forgione and the latest Catholic saint

The controversial monk Francesco Forgione and the latest Catholic saint was an Italian priest popularly known as Padre Pio.

Also on the programme: French Muslims discuss how they could create their own political party and a campaign to ask British museums to return treasures from the Egyptian Orthodox Church.

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26 minutes

麻豆约拍 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project