(LifeNews.com) – A Catholic hospital in the charism of St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (Home for the Relief of Suffering) in Italy is coming to Howell, Michigan, in 2026, along with an ardently pro-life and pro-family medical school.
Catholic Healthcare International (CHI) is spearheading the twofold vision. According to a news release, CHI has signed a purchase agreement to buy a 140,000-square-foot hospital in Howell, which will be run in the style of Padre Pio.
“In 1956, Saint Padre Pio’s call was to create a chain of hospitals around the world, caring for the sick and suffering, in the footsteps of Jesus Christ,” CHI stated in the news release. “From small donations, he developed the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, which has grown into a major research medical center, now administered by The Vatican. CONTINUE