The Saint Ann Padre Pio Prayer Group is open to all Roman Catholics from any parish. We are affiliated with the International Association of Padre Pio Prayer Groups under the control of the Director General of the Foundation, “La Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” (Home for the Relief of Suffering), which is the hospital founded by Padre Pio and dedicated in 1956.

The five general principles, which the Padre Pio Prayer Group will follow are:

- Total and unconditional adherence to the teaching of the Catholic Church, guided by the Pope and his Bishops

- Obedience to the Pope and the Bishops whose representative, in each group, is the Spiritual Director;

- Prayer with the Church, through the Church, and in the Church;

- A willingness to share in the sufferings of Christ, as an effective means of reparation;

- Generosity and self-sacrifice in undertaking works of charity for the suffering and the needy.