Standing in front of the cascade of crimson curtains on the balcony of Saint Peter’s on the evening of May 8, with an ...

Within five years, after Valerius died, Augustine became bishop of Hippo. Guarding the church from internal and external challenges topped the new bishop's agenda. The church in North Africa was ...

Augustine was a bishop of Hippo in North Africa during the fifth century. He is recognized as one of the most profound teachers in the history of Christianity. He died in 430 A.D.

As Bishop of Hippo, from 395 to 430, he travelled widely, took part in Councils at Carthage, delivered countless sermons. Philosopher, theologian, writer, moralist, bishop, the figure of St Augustine ...

During his general audience on Jan. 9, Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on the Fathers of the Church by offering his reflections on St. Augustine of Hippo. St. Augustine ...

Aurelius Augustine was born in North Africa (modern Algeria ... Ten years later, Augustine reluctantly became Bishop of Hippo. A prolific writer and original thinker, Augustine's treatises ...