Father Pio. The story of the saint who fought the devil

What is the devil—or rather, who is he? Is he simply the personification of our fears, the need to give evil a face, or is he an existing, intelligent being who tries in every way to lead humanity toward evil and away from God? Padre Pio never hesitated in his answer: he knew the devil, fought him in a constant struggle, and bore witness to it. He spoke of how the devil tormented him when no one yet knew him, and described physical attacks intended to prevent the friar from becoming what he would later be: an exceptional preacher, a witness capable of converting countless people. This book recounts Padre Pio's story through his own letters and firsthand testimonies. Through the voice of the saint and of those closest to him, we retrace his journey toward God and bear witness to one of the most secret chapters of his life. A story that remains an emblem of the struggle against the devil to this day, written with mastery and sensitivity by one of Italy's leading Vatican journalists, Andrea Tornielli, who guides us in rediscovering the central role that Padre Pio can, and must, play in the history of the Church in our time. Rizzoli