Frank M. Rega is a third Order secular Franciscan who has long studied St. Francis of Assisi and Padre Pio. In addition to writing St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of the Muslims, he is also the author of Padre Pio and America. Aside from writing, he also moderates a 350-member Internet prayer group based on St. Pio, and hosts SanPadrePio.com. Frank Rega studied at Yale University, and has been employed as a software consultant.