Fr. Martin, Davakan, OSA Photo: Vatican News With hearts full of joy and gratitude, we wish to share with you one of the most beautiful and meaningful experiences we have recently had: our meeting with Pope Leo here in Barcelona. On this special occasion, we were represented by a group of 25 brothers and sisters reflecting the richness of our charism: Augustinians, Missionary Augustinian Sisters, Contemplative Augustinian Sisters, and Augustinian Sisters of Consolation. Toget

Salvatore Cernuzio – Correspondent in Madrid, Vatican News This afternoon (June 7, 2026), at the Apostolic Nunciature in Madrid, the Pope received 220 Augustinian Fathers from various communities and various members of the Augustinian family in the country. "He was impressed by the young people, a light for the morning. It gave us courage to move forward and work harder for the people." "Good, very good. He is happy. I think he feels good here!" Father José María Herranz Maté

Fr. Juan Antonio Cabrera Montero, OSA Leo XIV’s first encyclical, recently published, represents a further step in the development of the Church’s social doctrine, inaugurated 135 years ago by Leo XIII. The Holy Father’s desire is that Christians become “weavers of hope in our world, sharing what we are and what we have, so that the presence of Jesus may grow among us and his Kingdom may take shape” (n. 245). Its distinctly anthropological and social character does not preclu

From May 25 to 29, 2026, the OSA Major Superiors of Europe gathered for the annual meeting of the OAE in our community in Ghent, Belgium. The main theme of the meeting was the challenge of living and working in multicultural communities and societies, with particular attention to the experience of young Augustinians from other cultures serving in the European context. Fr. Gladson Dabre, OSA (left) Fr. Leslie Gatt, OSA (right) Following the election of the Most Reverend Father

Joseph T. Kelley Even before its release on May 25, and certainly since, the internet has been buzzing with reviews and summaries of Pope Leo’s first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas. After reading Leo’s text, I found myself wondering how many of these summaries and critiques might be AI generated! It is a long encyclical—over 100 pages, with over 200 footnotes. The temptation may be to accept one or two of those online reviews or summaries as sufficient. Don’t succumb

With deep thanksgiving to God and with our Augustinian hearts overflowing with joy, we wish our brother, Pope Leo XIV, the love and support of the entire Augustinian Family on this first anniversary of his election as the Successor of Saint Peter. In these past twelve months, Pope Leo has shown the world what we always knew to be true: that his life and his ministry are rooted in a deep love of Jesus Christ and in a commitment to love others without measure. Pope Leo's bro

Opening of the boxes containing the documentation of the Diocesan Phase of the Cause of the Servant of God Friar Serapio Rivero Nicolás, O.S.A. Rome, April 28, 2026. At the headquarters of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the boxes containing the Transumptum and the Public Copy of the diocesan inquiry in the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Friar Serapio Rivero Nicolás, O.S.A., a professed priest of the Order of Saint Augustine, were opene

-- Reflection by Fr. Fred Wekesa, OSA It was May 8, 2025, shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, that visitors who usually come at our Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, first began to ask: since the Holy Father is an Augustinian, when will the Holy Father pay us a visit in Annaba? Without much reflection on the issue, I responded casually, uncertain of what the future would offer. But during quiet time, I would quietly wonder why, how and when can a Pope ch