Susan De Bartoli is the author of the award-winning Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio, Welcoming the Holy Spirit with Padre Pio, and Carry the Cross with Padre Pio. Her most recent publication is Padre Pio’s American Daughter: The Story of Mary Pyle. She is secretary of the board of the Padre Pio Foundation of America and owns Little Flower Pilgrimages. De Bartoli has been a guest on Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank J. Caggiano, Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd, EWTN’s At Home with Jim & Joy and Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo, and Catholic Faith Network’s CFN Live. She is a lady commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.