In this Faith-based, Romantic Drama, a young skeptic, after saving the Pope from an assassin’s bullet, must learn to overcome physical tragedy, lost friendships, and ultimately find the power to believe.

SYNOPSIS:

Growing up in Pittsburgh in an Italian family, your best friends tended to be your family. For Paul Marino and Dante Santino, uncle and nephew meant best friends. That also meant Sunday mass, family meals, and watching out for each other. Paul’s love from down the street, Lisa Jones, is part of the mix but Paul is too shy – or stupid – to display his affections for her. When Dante’s father Joe passes away while Paul takes Dante out for his birthday celebration, it’s Paul who is there to help him get through it. Feeling guilty for taking Dante away and not being able to say good-bye to his father, a trip to Italy with Paul and his father Peter is one way for Dante to get back to his father’s roots. For Dante, love blossoms in Italy while tragedy befalls Paul saving the Holy Father from an assassin’s bullet. A late night visit at the hospital from Lisa and then the Pope with a promise to always be available to him makes Paul wonder if this is all a dream.

Back from Italy, Paul begins his rehab with the help of Dante and Lisa with the hope of getting his legs to work. Confined to a wheelchair, Paul lashes out at all those around him who care for him as the results of rehab aren’t what he expected. He alienates his one true love, Lisa, who decides to take a job in Chicago. After a newspaper Reporter does a story on Paul and saving the Pope’s life and how his life has turned out, Paul realizes his attitude has to change. He gets back into Rehab and has his Trainer work him to death. Paul is also successful in obtaining a job at an apartment complex. While all this is going on, Dante is maintaining contact with Lisa and furthering his relationship with the girl he met in Italy who happens to be from Pittsburgh. Dante gets engaged and asks Paul to be his Best Man. While Paul agrees, he knows it will be near impossible to fulfill his duties in that role and a gift will have to be special.

Paul has always felt guilty for keeping Dante away the night his father died. There was one person he could look to for help with that. Calling upon His Holiness to help with the perfect wedding gift, Paul struggles but is able to get a letter to the Pope. At Dante’s wedding, while Paul reads the letter to the guests, a special guest takes Dante and his bride into a room. There it is revealed this guest is the Pope and he explains the love his Uncle has for him and how guilty he has felt for that fateful night. Dante is given the gift of the vision of his father smiling down on him. Back at the Reception, after the Bride and Groom dance, the rest of the Wedding Party are called to the dance floor. Paul’s dance with the Maid of Honor is paused when a beautiful redhead walks through the crowd. Paul’s heart stops when he sees Lisa and begins to apologize for the way he treated her and finally professes his love to her. As the song for them plays, we see His Holiness praying back in the room where he met with Dante and his Bride. Lisa takes Paul by his hands and pulls him up to dance with her. As the Pope stands while praying, so too does Paul from his wheelchair. All of this was made possible by the power to believe it could happen!