I bought this book about 6 weeks before a Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome and other sites in Italy. Thanks to stories from this book I discovered sites I did not yet know, such as the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary in Pompeii and the Holy House of Loreto. Both were precious to Padre Pio and I visited both on my pilgrimage and prayed the Rosary at each. I was at Pompeii only 6 days after Pope Leo XIV canonized St Bartolo Longo, which I did not know about until I visited and did more research. I ordered copies to share with siblings and others.