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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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Our young Augustinian lay people with Pope Leo XIV at the Jubilee in Rome: “Love one another”
From July 29 to August 3, the Jubilee of Youth took place in Rome. Convoked by Pope Leo XIV, more than two hundred of our Augustinian youth, coming from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru, were accompanied by the Augustinian friars. Welcomed by the Province of Italy , the Jubilee was supported and accompanied by Fathers Edward Daleng and Alexander Lam , who are in charge of the commission that looks after young peopl e. Pilgrimages to the Basili
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The Latin American Augustinian Youth Meeting brings together 200 young people from 13 countries in Belo Horizonte: prayer, pilgrimage, friendship, and St. Augustine
From July 17 to 22, Santo Agostinho School – Belo Horizonte Campus, in Brazil, hosted more than 200 young people from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela for the third Latin American Meeting of Augustinian Youth. This event was made possible thanks to the organization of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation of Brazil and the invaluable collaboration of the Province of Brazil. “A great d
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Father Alejandro presides over his last chapter as Prior General in the Province of Brazil. “It was a beautiful and peaceful gathering”.
Twelve years ago, under challenging circumstances, the Province of Brazil began a journey. Also twelve years ago, in 2013, the Prior...
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The Prelature of Chuquibambilla, in Peru, now has a new Augustinian bishop: 'I saw Father Wilder enjoying himself, surrounded by his loved ones, joking and sharing his good humor'
On May 17th, the episcopal ordination of our brother, Monsignor Wilder Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A., as the new bishop of the Prelature of Chuquibambilla took place at the Parish of Saint Augustine in La Encantada de Villa, Chorrillos, Peru. Accompanying him were the Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, Monsignor Paolo Rocco Gualtieri, and fifteen Peruvian bishops who wished to support their new brother at the beginning of his episcopal ministry. Among them was Monsignor Edinson Edgardo Farf
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Carissimo confratello: chronicle of Election Day
The night of the conclave, the gardens of the Curia of the Order of Saint Augustine were teeming with fireflies. Small and warm luminous...
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Canonical renewal visit to Argentina: "The brothers are making a tremendous effort to push all initiatives forward"
During the days leading up to Holy Week 2025, Father Alexander Lam, General Assistant for Latin America, visited the five communities...
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Father Alexander Lam OSA after his renewal visit to the Vicariate of Apurímac: "The Augustinians stood alongside the people amidst suffering and violence"
During the month of December, the General Assistant for Latin America, Father Alexander Lam, OSA, visited the Apostolic Vicariate of St....
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A very special IPC in the middle of the ongoing celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Brasil
The Assistant General for Latin America, Fr Alex Lam, presided over the Intermediate Provincial Chapter of the Augustinian Province of...
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The Augustinian challenge in Chile: "To remember what constitutes our religious life"
From the 10th-20th April, the General Councillor of the Order of Saint Augustine, Fr Alexander Lam, made a canonical visitation of...
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P. Jesús Madrid, novice master in Lima: "Affective maturity is one of our great challenges"
On 28 and 29 March, the Our Lady of Grace Novitiate in Lima brought together the major superiors (provincials and vicars) of the nine...
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The canonical visit to Michoacán, the most populous Province in America: "It has been a blessing"
In March, the Assistant General for Latin America, Fr Alex Lam, carried out a canonical visit to the Province of Michoacán, Mexico,...
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