# Padre Pio’s Prophetic Warning on Abortion

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Published: 2026-01-25T00:27:42+00:00
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## Resource

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/8HqQDuB94Go Tomorrow I will be attending the March for Life in Washington D.C., so I thought it would be appropriate to recount one of the best quotes about the sin of abortion from Saint Padre Pio. I also will tell two stories which further illustrate his staunch position on this sin and demonstrate why he should be the patron saint of the unborn. Various links for books and sources mentioned: Abortion & Excommunication: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/answers/abortion-excommunication-24758 Life, Passion, and Glorification of Padre Pio: https://americaneedsfatima.org/books/life-passion-and-glorification-of-padre-pio Article by Frank Rega: https://frankrega.com/sanpadrepio/PatronSaint.htm Padre Pio and America: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/padre-pio-and-america/?gc_id=17487855346&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17487873334&gclid=CjwKCAiAssfLBhBDEiwAcLpwfqnXouANnzryARKSoeezsYaF6WupTxkyN9X4JeAQ9pCzONkeiNGZTxoCKA4QAvD_BwE Padre Pio: The True Story: https://www.amazon.com/Padre-Pio-Story-Revised-Updated/dp/1612788823 Saint Padre Pio said: “The day men lose their horror of abortion, scared by an economic crash, physical ailments and economic sacrifices, will be a terrible day for mankind. For it is precisely the day they should show horror. Abortion is not only homicide but also suicide. Do we have the courage to manifest our faith in relation to those about to commit a crime? Do we want them, yes or no, to change their attitude? One would understand this suicide of the human race if one observed, in the light of reason, the ‘beauty and joy’ of an earth populated with old people and barren of children, burned like a desert. If we reflected about this, we would understand the twofold seriousness of abortion. Abortion alwa…

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