Looking for a streaming platform where you won't have to sift through content that conflicts with your faith? Fio (Latin for "I am made" or "I become") brings over 1,000 Catholic creators together in one place — podcasts, music, and audiobooks — with over 90,000 hours of curated Catholic content available for free.^1
Built by Will Hickl (founder of Novum Records) and designer Peter Buonincontro, Fio is a creator-first platform that pays musicians $0.01 per stream — more than 3x what Spotify pays — and is the first podcast platform to pay creators a streaming royalty ($0.01 per 30 minutes listened).^2 In a landscape where most podcast platforms pay creators nothing, that's a meaningful stand.
Fio features 60+ Catholic-specific podcast categories (Apologetics, Theology of the Body, Church History, Saints, and more), a full music player for Catholic artists, and a growing library of premium audiobooks from publishers like TAN Books, Pauline Books and Media, and Scepter Publishers.^1 The intelligent search finds content even with typos, and offline downloads let you listen on the go.^3
Why Christians Love It"Fio is my favorite way to consume Catholic podcasts and other content because it doesn't have distractions that will pull my mind down a rabbit hole that has nothing to do with the true, the good, and the beautiful."^3
"So great to finally have all the Catholic content being aggregated into one app. Great way to find new stuff... The Church is alive and the momentum is undeniable right now. Fio will play a critical role in that going forward!"^3
"As a Catholic, my whole life, and a professional artist the last 15 years, I've heard countless conversations about the need for some sort of centralized hub for Catholic music. This could be that very solution!"^3
Notable- Featured in Aleteia: "Just what we need! Fio, a Catholic streaming app, is here"^5
- Partners with leading Catholic publishers: Novum Records, TAN Books, Pauline Books and Media, Scepter Publishers, Theology of the Body Institute, Floriani Media, and Catholic Music Initiative^1
- Will Hickl's journey was shaped by a life-changing moment in Eucharistic adoration^6
- Available on iOS, Android, and web (play.fio.fm)^1
- Freemium model with ad-supported free tier and premium subscriptions^4
