Pope Leo XIV is a man of many firsts; apart from being the first American-born pope, he is also the first pope to be an Augustinian. Those who do not practice Catholicism may not know what this means.

But the ancient religious order that he’s part of and once led in Chicago and internationally — the Augustinians — is still considered one of the more backward Catholic organizations in ...

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 ...

But the new pontiff is still “Father Bob” to the handful of Augustinian friars who serve in the basilica in a hilltop medieval village — and the tight-knit community of Augustinians worldwide.

Augustinian Fr. Giuseppe Caruso recalls a moment of deep uncertainty during his years as an Augustinian friar. He had been facing criticism from one of his superiors so Caruso sought help from ...

he told the dentist on Monday afternoon in Rome. “The new pope is an Augustinian!” The world’s sudden interest in the small order of fewer than 3,000 members had forced Father Moral Antón ...

ROME — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized ...

But the new pontiff is still “Father Bob” to the handful of Augustinian friars who serve in the basilica in a hilltop medieval village — and the tight-knit community of Augustinians worldwide.