Who founded the Augustinian order? The Order was founded in March 1244, according to the Augustinians.. John Bono, a native of Mantova, Italy, was born about 1168 and after pursuing a rather ...

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 ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American born in Chicago with dual Peruvian nationality, was elected Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV is the first American and the first Augustinian to become pope.

An undated file photo shows Pope John Paul II greeting then-Augustinian Fr. Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. He became the first U.S. pope in history to be elected pope May 8, 2025, at ...

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.

Augustinians believe in the Rule of St. Augustine: The main purpose for your having come together is to live harmoniously in your house, intent upon God, with one heart and one soul. — Acts 4:32.

The Augustinians’ list from 2024 only came under pressure, after a drumbeat of negative news coverage over sex abuse and child pornography allegations against the Rev. Richard McGrath, who was ...

St. Augustine Prep's connection to Pope Leo XIV 02:31. Pope Leo XIV 's election marks a monumental occasion and historical significance for the Augustinian order.The new pontiff is the first ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, an ancient religious order.

The Catholic Church elected its first American-born pope on May 8. Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is also the first pope to be an Augustinian. Here's what it means to be an Augustian.

Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian friar ever to be selected to lead the Catholic Church. The Villanova graduate was raised in Chicago, where he was known as Robert Prevost.

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 the ...