The Emeritus Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, Father Miguel Ángel Orcasitas OSA, provides context for what may become the thirty-ninth Doctor of the Holy Church. It is a long process, spanning over 150 years, involving numerous ecclesial realities. This is its history, legacy, and influence. What does it mean to be a Doctor of the Church? In the Catholic Church’s calendar of saints, some are prominently designated as “Doctors of the Church.” The conditions for a

The General Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. Márcio Antônio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A., of the Province of Nossa Senhora da Consolação do Brasil , as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil. On behalf of the Prior General and the entire Order, we express our sincere congratulations to Father Márcio on this important appointment in the service of the Church. We accompany him with our prayers and fraternal affection

The Augustinians in the World Foundation believes that quality education is the driving force behind the transformation of society. That is why, in Kenya, the Order of Saint Augustine is building a model school that guarantees the education of the most disadvantaged children in Kisumu, Kenya. In the midst of an informal settlement—more commonly known in popular jargon as slums —this school rises within a context of extreme vulnerability. Maurizio Misitano  and Simona Cipriani

Villanova University, sponsored by the Order of Saint Augustine in Pennsylvania, has created the Mother Cabrini Institute to promote education and research on migration, as well as public advocacy and service related to migrants and refugees. The institute was presented at the Vatican Film Library on September 30, with the screening of the film Cabrini and an event at the Patristic Augustinian Institute attended by Fr. Joseph Farrell, OSA Prior General. Cabrini  is the title

On Friday, October 10, coinciding with the feast of Saint Thomas of Villanova, patron of studies in the Order of Saint Augustine, the Prior General of the OSA, Fr. Joseph Farrell, presided over the opening of the academic year at the Augustinian Theological Institute in Valladolid, where attendees heard an inaugural message from Pope Leo XIV. The day included several significant moments. In the morning, at 11:00 a.m., the Prior General met with the professed students of the V

At the Retreat House of the Schoenstatt Shrine in Cabo Rojo , Puerto Rico, the friars of the Vicariate of the Antilles gathered for our Sixth Ordinary Vicariate Chapter. We began arriving at the retreat house from the various communities of Puerto Rico on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 7, together with those coming from the Dominican Republic, who had traveled to Puerto Rico beforehand. Fr. Carlos José Sánchez, OSA, Provincial Counselor for Latin America and delegate of th

On the pilgrimage to Tor Vergata, Rome, to participate in World Youth Day 2025 with Pope Leo XIV, groups of young people from Chile,...