In the Catholic Church, relics are physical objects associated with a saint or candidate for sainthood - part of the person's body or something with which he or she was in contact. Relics are not worshiped but treated with religious respect. Touching or praying in the presence of such an object helps a faithful individual focus on the saint's life and virtues, so that through the saint's prayer and intercession before God, the individual will be drawn closer to God. The first-class relic of Saint Pio exhibited at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church is part of a bandage stained with blood from the wound of Saint Pio’s side.