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Bishop Luis Marìn de San Martìn, O.S.A. Appointed Almoner of His Holiness
The Prior General Fr. Joseph L. Farrell with his Council joyfully announces that the Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed MONS. LUIS MARN DE SAN MARTÍN ALMONER OF HIS HOLINESS thereby entrusting to him the governance of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity. The news of the appointment was published today, Thursday, 12 March 2026, in the Official Bulletin of the Holy See at 12:00 (Italian time). Mons. Luis MARÍN, originally from Madrid (Spain), has rendered long service to th
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We speak with our friars at the end of the Ordinary General Chapter: One heart and one soul toward God
On the afternoon of September 18, the capitular brothers listened to the solemn reading of the Acts of the 188th Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine. It was a Chapter filled with innovative thinking, changes agreed upon point by point in the instrumentum laboris, and long days of group work and plenary assemblies to support the Prior General and his newly elected Council in a strategic plan for the next six years. We spoke with some of our brothers from d
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Institutional Message at the conclusion of the 188 Ordinary General Chapter
The Order of Saint Augustine, at the conclusion of its 188th Ordinary General Chapter, in fidelity to its charism and in communion with the universal Church, particularly encouraged by the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first of his sons to accede to the Petrine ministry, in the context of the hope of the Jubilee and in the memory of the Holy Father Pope Francis, wishes to declare its unwavering commitment to living fraternity, a gift of God and the fruit of authentic communio
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The Augustinian nuns at the 188th General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine: “It is necessary for young people to see communities that pray and love one another.”
On the afternoon of Friday, September 12, the presidents of three of the five federations of Augustinian contemplative nuns worldwide had the opportunity to share with the capitular friars a detailed account of the uniqueness of their charism and of “the treasure” of interiority—as Pope Leo XIV once described it—which they safeguard. It was the outgoing Prior General, Fr. Alejandro Moral, OSA , who offered an overview of the federations of Augustinian nuns within the Order ,
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Pope Leo XIV at the 188th General Chapter of the Order: “Religious vocation is, above all, an adventure of love with God”
On the morning of September 15, Pope Leo XIV arrived at the auditorium of the Augustinian Patristic Institute where the capitular friars were gathered. In unison, our Augustinian brothers stood to sing Happy Birthday to His Holiness in both Italian and English. The Holy Father had turned seventy the day before, Sunday, September 14, the Feast of the Holy Cross. This welcome was a touching moment, blending solemnity with a warm fraternal spirit. In his address, he emphasized t
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Father Joseph Farrell, New Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine
On the afternoon of September 9, the 73 capitular brothers with voting rights, gathered at the 188th General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine, elected their new Prior General. Father Joseph Farrell, OSA, until now the Vicar General of the Order and General Assistant for North America, receives the seal from Fr. Alejandro Moral Antón and accepts his new role as head of the Order. He becomes the 98th Prior General in the more than 750-year history of the Augustinians. Ab
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A Service of Love: Farewell Address of the Outgoing Prior General P. Alejandro Moral Anton
On Saturday, September 6, during the sixth day of the 188th Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine, Prior General Alejandro Moral Antón delivered his farewell address to the capitular friars.
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The president of the General Chapter of the Order: "The beauty of our story as Augustinians is that it continues to develop"
On Wednesday, September 3, the President of the Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine, General Assistant Joseph L....
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The Holy Father Leo XIV at the Opening Mass of the 188th General Chapter of the Order: "Let unity be an indispensable goal of your efforts"
We reproduce entirely the words that Pope Leo XIV shared with the 92 participants of the Chapter during the Mass at the Basilia of Saint...
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Ordinary General Chapter of the Order. Rome 2025
The Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of St. Augustine will be held in Rome from September 1-18, 2025. Several dozen friars, coming...
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