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,

The Order of Saint Augustine and the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) will officially present the unpublished book of Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., now Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV concluded a landmark two-day apostolic visit to Algeria on April 14, 2026.

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

On behalf of the General Curia, Fr. Joseph Farrell, OSA, sends greetings to all members of the Augustinian Family, with sincere wishes for God's blessings of peace during the celebrations of Holy Week and Easter.

Fr. Joseph Farrell's first six months as Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine have not been sedentary! Fr. Farrell has been busy at the General Curia in Rome and has traveled extensively. Indeed, the Prior General, along with his Vicar General and Assistants General do their very best to be present for special occasions and regular fraternal visits in ALL areas of the Order. Here are the places that the Prior General has visited outside of Italy in his first six mo

March 19, 2026 Dear brothers and sisters, On behalf of all of us at the Augustinian General Curia in Rome, we wish you a very happy Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Protector of the Order. As we celebrate this great feast, we want to assure you of our prayers for you and for your ministries. We ask St. Joseph to bless our families, our Augustinian communities throughout the world, and all of the people with whom we minister. We pray for peace in our world plagued with war and di