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

On October 14th, at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, the presentation of the León XIV Institute took place. The purpose of this new institution is to promote a genuine encounter with the contemporary world by offering “a perspective on everyday life grounded in the Gospel teaching and in the Social Doctrine of the Church.” The goal, as its organizers affirm, is none other than to educate young people and adults in religious, cultural, social, and political life through a comp

In the parish church of Saint John the Baptist , just a few kilometers from Paris , the diocesan investigation concerning the cause for beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Ange Le Proust , a professed priest of the Order of Saint Augustine and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Thomas of Villanova , was concluded. The final session was presided over by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Nanterre, representing His Excellency Monsignor Matthi

The Order of Saint Augustine has updated the website of its General Archives, which is available in three languages (Spanish, Italian and English) and offers information about the documentary patrimony it holds, as well as the options for access and services. The General Archive of the Order of Saint Augustine (AGA) is located in Rome and has been shaped over time by the documentation produced by the Order's general governments. At the end of the 18th century, Father Tommaso

A week full of art and prayer. The Alfonso XII Royal Secondary School and the Royal University Center María Cristina of El Escorial (Madrid) will host more than 165 participants for the 5th session of The Observatory of the Invisible: A Journey through Wonder by way of Beauty. The Observatory of the Invisible (OI) is a summer school of art and spirituality promoted by the Vía del Arte Foundation. For years, the artist Javier Viver, with the support of the foundation's board—

This year marks 1,700 years since one of the most significant councils in Church history: the Council of Nicaea. This council affirmed the foundational Christian tenet that Christ is both true God and true man. Its commemoration represents, for Christians, the Church, and the ecumenical movement alike, a profound opportunity to reflect on the doctrinal and structural origins of Christianity. From April 2nd to 5th, an academic congress was held in Rome to commemorate seventeen

The time in which Saint Augustine lived was an era of changes and controversies. The Roman Empire was divided between the Greek East and the Latin West, the city of Rome was sacked by Alaric, and the disputes between pagans and Christians took on new perspectives. Augustine's own life, as reflected in his Confessions , is an example of mutations and internal conflicts: from Manichaeism to the episcopate, from Tagaste to Milan and then to Hippo. As a result of his experience a

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The work of “liturgical improvements” carried out in the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro have come to a happy conclusion for thousands of devotees and pilgrims from all over the world. In the Lombard city of Pavia, where the reliquary in which the remains of St. Augustine has rested for more than 1,300 years and which the Augustinians are in charge of conserving, the celebrations presided over by the Prior General took place last 12 October. These works have had as an o

Entrevista al padre Rocco Ronzani, prefecto del Archivo Apostólico Vaticano