பியட்ரல்சினாவின் பியோ: திருத்தங்களுக்கு இடையிலான வேறுபாடு

A statue of Padre Pio will be built on a hill near the town of [[San Giovanni Rotondo]] in the southern province of [[Puglia]], Italy, close to the town where he is commemorated. The project will cost several million pounds, with the money to be raised from his devotees around the world. The statue will be coated in a special photovoltaic paint which will enable it to trap the sun's heat and produce solar energy, making it an "ecological" religious icon.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/5978928/Italy-to-build-solar-energy-producing-statue-of-saint.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Italy to build solar-energy-producing statue of saint | first=Nick | last=Squires | date=2009-08-05 | accessdate=2010-05-22}}</ref>

 

On 3 March 2008, the body of Saint Pio was exhumed from his crypt, 40 years after his death, so that his remains could be prepared for display. A church statement described the body as being in "fair condition". [[Archbishop]] [[Domenico D'Ambrosio]], [[papal legate]] to the shrine in [[San Giovanni Rotondo]], stated "the top part of the skull is partly skeletal but the chin is perfect and the rest of the body is well preserved".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7275514.stm|title=Italy exhumes revered monk's body|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=16 March 2008|date=3 March 2008}}</ref> Archbishop D’Ambrosio also confirmed in a communiqué that “the stigmata are not visible.”<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.zenit.org/article-21974?l=english |title= St. Padre Pio's Body Exhumed |accessdate= 2008-03-06 |publisher= Zenit }}</ref> He went on to say that St. Pio's hands "looked like they had just undergone a manicure". It was hoped that [[morticians]] would be able to restore the face so that it will be recognizable. However, due to its deterioration, his face was covered with a life-like [[silicone]] mask.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/25/wchurch125.xml Moore, Malcolm. "Padre Pio pilgrims flock to see saint's body"] ''Telegraph''. 25 April 2008</ref>