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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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Augustinians join the Church in Pavia in preparing for the visit of Pope Leo
Bishop Corrado Sanguineti, of Pavia, Italy, has invited his Diocese to prepare for the Holy Father's visit on June 20, 2026, with a prayer he himself composed. As Augustinians we feel a special connection to Pavia and the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, the resting place of Saint Augustine. Thus we join our voices to theirs in prayer: PRAYER FOR THE VISIT TO PAVIA OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd, we wish to prepare our hearts for the gift of the H
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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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Prior General and Council Greet Pope Leo XIV During Bi-Monthly Meeting
The General Council had the pleasure to greet Pope Leo XIV at the beginning of his General Audience on Wednesday, March 11 — a heartfelt moment of solidarity and fraternity.
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Pope Leo's 2026 Trips Abroad
March 28: Monaco April 13-23: Africa (Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, Equatorial Guinea) June 6-12: Spain The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo will make three trips abroad in 2026, proclaiming God's love and presence and highlighting significant themes of his pontificate: peace, interreligious dialogue, care for our immigrant brothers and sisters, and a courageous proclamation of faith in a time of growing secularization. Through these three trips, the Bishop of Rome will have
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Pope Leo XIV for this Lent: "Let us ask for the grace to live more attentive to God and to those most in need"
The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, urges us in his message of preparation for Lent to be ‘together,’ ‘listening,’ giving full meaning to ‘fasting’ as a ‘practice that prepares us to welcome the Word of God.’ Dear brothers and sisters, Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distra
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Pope Leo to visit Pavia: June 20, 2026
The Holy See as announced that Pope Leo XIV, a son of St. Augustine, will visit Pavia on June 20, as part of his scheduled trips to Italian cities during 2026. The Holy Father is certainly not a stranger in Pavia, having visited the relics of Augustine countless times during his lifetime as a friar and his years of service as the Augustinian Prior General. On behalf of the people of his diocese, Bishop Corrado Sanguineti thanked the Holy Father and assured him that the peop
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10 Lenten Invitations from Pope Leo XIV
10 tips to spend lent meaningfully from Pope Leo XIV’s Lenten message, focusing especially on conversion, listening, fasting, and communal renewal:
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Pope Leo XIV and the Fathers of the Church: a deep and living bond
The Augustinianum, born from the heart of the patristic tradition and at the service of the Holy See, recognizes in every initiative of theological and cultural study a form of diakonia to the truth. The new Leo XIV International Institute represents a sign of hope for the Church and for the academic world: a place where reflection becomes dialogue, and knowledge becomes service. We share the words spoken by Father Juan Antonio Cabrera Montero, President of the Pontifical P
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Florence opens the Leo XIV Study Center: “A place of light, listening, and communion”
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
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The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Márcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros OSA as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of São Paulo
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
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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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"How are you?"The Augustinians recall small moments with Pope Leo XIV that speak volumes
"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
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The inition of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV
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
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Father Alejandro celebrates his 70th birthday with the brothers of St. Monica College and Pope Leo XIV
Father Alejandro celebrates his 70th birthday with the brothers of St. Monica College and Pope Leo XIV: “He took me aside and told me that he would be with me on this special day”. Just a few hours after returning from the Ordinary Provincial Chapter in Colombia, the Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine celebrated his 70th birthday , surrounded by his Augustinian brothers. The celebration took place at the International College of Saint Monica in Rome , and he was j
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