Shaped by the teachings of Saint Augustine, Pope Leo XIV places unity, humility and interiority at the heart of his mission, ...

The school closed in 1977. He became an Augustinian novitiate in 1977 and made his "solemn profession" in 1981, the Chicago Province said in a release. Following ordination in 1982, he went on to earn ...

The Lateran Synod in 1059 approved Augustine’s “rule” for canons — that is, clerics wanting to follow Augustine’s way of life — and the rule was steadily adopted by many communities ...

The Rev. Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, wrote his doctoral thesis on the way local Augustinian superiors exercise ...

Augustinians belong to the Catholic order of St. Augustine. St. Augustine believed in living together in harmony and being of one mind. The recently elected Pope Leo XIV is part of the St ...

Before him, there was Pope Eugene IV (Gabriele Condulmer), elected in 1431, who came from the Order of St. Augustine of the Canons Regular of St. George in Alga, an ancient form of Augustinian ...

According to Father White, Father Prevost’s thesis has a vision that could be extended beyond the Augustinian rule and the ...

Pope Leo XIV. There are two historic firsts coming from this papacy: he is the first pontiff from the United States and is also the first Augustinian friar to lead the church. "We are speechless.

After joining the Order of Saint Augustine in 1977 and making his solemn vows in 1981, he earned degrees in mathematics, divinity, and canon law—including a doctorate from the Pontifical College ...