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The Augustinian order has been in the spotlight since May 8, the day one of its own was elected pope. Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, has been steady, and so have the ...
There were many Chicagoans who joined people from around the world in St. Peter's Square to welcome Pope Leo. And ...
So, who are the Augustinians? In antiquity, some Christians chose to lead a more perfect religious life by leaving ordinary ...
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 Father Jeremy Hiers of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova on the East Coast said in the weeks since ...
Robert Prevost, who was then the superior general of the Augustinians. " 'Father, I have to worry about everything at this time in my life, but who worries about me?' " he asked the future Pope ...
The Midwest Augustinians did not respond to a request for comment on Friday, including whether or not they knew the whereabouts of Father McGrath. Airdo also did not immediately respond to an ...
ROME -- The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin ...
I was coming from the gym around 9:30 a.m. I looked at my phone and my nephew had texted me notifying me that white smoke was emanating from the Sistine Chapel. He asked me who I thought ...
In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order.