“Holiness is measured by the stature Christ achieves in us, by the extent to which, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we model our whole life on his. It is becoming like Jesus...” (Benedict XVI, 13 April 2011) The stature Christ achieves in us. Holiness. Words which, far from remaining a mere emotional impulse, take flesh in faithful men who have known how to make their Baptism bear fruit and yield fruits of holiness. We can apply them with full propriety to the Servant o

The Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) and the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) have presented the audiobook of Saint Augustine’s Confessions — a joint initiative of the Augustinian Family that is being released today, April 23, 2026, on World Book Day and on the eve of the anniversary of the conversion of the Saint of Hippo, April 24th. The work, available on digital platforms, constitutes the first complete Spanish-language audio edition of this classic of Christian litera

Faced with a profound anthropological crisis, marked by the loss of identity and the breakdown of fundamental bonds such as fatherhood, sonship, and brotherhood, Mother Prado, of the Monastery of the Conversion (Ávila, Spain) , proposed to the Augustinian friars of Panama a return to the essential foundation of human existence: the recognition of being children of God, contemplating the sonship we have as men of God, and as children of God in baptism.   From this perspective,

The Order of Saint Augustine and the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) will officially present the unpublished book of Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., now Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV concluded a landmark two-day apostolic visit to Algeria on April 14, 2026.

We are pleased to share that Fr. Anthony Banks OSA has been elected Prior Provincial of the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel–Australasia.   His election will be formally confirmed at the Provincial Chapter this June. We warmly congratulate Fr. Tony and assure him of our support as he takes up this responsibility in service of the Province and the wider Church.   Fr. Tony   brings a wealth of experience to the role of Prior Provincial. A long-standing member of the Prov

It is with great joy and profound thanksgiving to God that we announce the appointment of Rev. Fr. Komi Domefa Brice Akagbo, O.S.A. as Provincial Superior of the Augustinian Province of Belgium. This appointment was made on 26 March 2026 by Father Joseph Farrell, O.S.A, the Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, with the consent of his Council, and will take effect at the opening of the Ordinary Provincial Chapter in July 2026. Born on 13 November 1982, Fr. Brice has

On behalf of the General Curia, Fr. Joseph Farrell, OSA, sends greetings to all members of the Augustinian Family, with sincere wishes for God's blessings of peace during the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter.