Judging by the frequency with which his image turns up on tombstones Padre Pio is much beloved...but carting his heart around is a bit much. Maybe as a Catholic I am missing something?
I don't get it either. Is it in a jar?
Read up on relics I guess. I am not Roman Catholic but there is a line of thought that the bodies or in this case parts of saints don’t corrupt or decay and thus are used in shrines and stuff. I guess this is Padre Pio on tour.