Pope establishes commission to supervise hospital founded by Padre Pio
May 28, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: In a chirograph on May 27, Pope Leo XIV established a Steering and Supervisory Commission for the House for the Relief of Suffering, the hospital established in 1956 by St. Pio of Pietrelcina.
Unions representing employees there announced a hunger strike earlier this month, with four non-negotiable demands: “guarantee of quality care for all patients who see the hospital as a national point of reference; protection of the rights and future of hundreds of workers and their families, defense of the original mission of the House for the Relief of Suffering; [and] enhancement of the historical and social heritage of the territory.”
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