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,

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

Chesterton once observed with characteristic wit—as though speaking directly to our twenty-first century—that the true adventure of modern man does not consist in crossing oceans, but in marrying and raising a family. Our pastoral objectives seem to interpret “adventure” in a similar sense when they speak of the need to proclaim Christ, in hope, at all times and in every circumstance, in a manner “joyful and free of prejudice,” with particular attention given to the family, t

A fire that consumes, a living flame of love, “an opportunity to share with others what has been contemplated: Jesus.” From July 21 to 26, the fifth edition of the Observatory of the Invisible  (OI) took place at the Royal College Alfonso XII and the Royal University College María Cristina in El Escorial , Spain. This summer course in art and spirituality gathered more than 150 participants, who experienced firsthand how beauty becomes a pathway both to encounter others and t

Twelve years ago, under challenging circumstances, the Province of Brazil began a journey. Also twelve years ago, in 2013, the Prior...

"How are you?"  That’s what many friars vividly remember when they think of Pope Leo XIV. It was—and still is—a question he frequently asked, with genuine interest. Though his new responsibility places him at the head of the universal Church, those who lived and worked with him remember him first and foremost as a brother in and of the community. In a series of interviews, several Augustinians share their personal memories of simple moments with Father Prevost—moments that, i

Before more than one hundred and fifty international delegations and more than two hundred thousand faithful, under the attentive gaze of Our Lady of Good Counsel, located next to the altar in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV began his pontificate with a solemn Mass marked by a central message: love and unity as the axis of the mission that Christ entrusted to Peter. Augustinian religious men and women from different countries with presence of the Order of St. Augustine also

During the first days of May, the Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Province of England-Scotland was held at the Kairos Center in...

After the white smoke, in his first words to the world, Leo XIV greeted us all with the peace of the Risen Christ. In the midst of...

The relics embedded in the pectoral cross with which Leo XIV has chosen to present himself to the world after his election constitute a...

The coat of arms and the motto of Pope Leo XIV reflect his membership in the Order of Saint Augustine and the spiritual vision of his...

Pope Leo XIV, on his first outing from the Vatican, visits the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Counsel in the small town of Genazzano He is...

The Prior General, through the Secretariat of the General Curia of the Order of Saint Augustine, together with his entire General...

The Pastoral Commission of the Province of San Juan de Sahagún has been offering an online training program, with an in-person component,...

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

In the context of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Stefano Bellesini (1874-2024), a professed priest of...

The executive committee and collaborators of the Institute of Augustinian Spirituality, Institutum Spiritualitatis Augustinianae (ISA),...

"As Augustinian educators, we guide our students toward an encounter with the True Teacher." The University of San Agustin in Iloilo (USA), Philippines, hosted the first international congress on education held in the Asia-Pacific region. Over five days, more than two hundred participants from various continents —academics, directors, teachers, and pastoral agents from educational centers of the Order worldwide— reflected on the risks and opportunities Artificial Intelligence

On September 25, the appointment of Father Juan Antonio Cabrera Montero as the new president of the Pontifical Augustinianum Patristic Institute was announced After 24 years crossing its corridors, coming and going through its classrooms and offices; getting to know its bibliographical heritage during his 11 years in the Library or sharing with his students the thought and theology from Gregory the Great to the iconoclastic polemic of the ninth century, Father Juan Antonio no