On May 31, 2025, Verónica Gemma Maria Vulcano , born in Rossano Calabro (CS), made her first temporary profession of the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience in the Order of Saint Augustine, at the Monastery of Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome . The celebration took place in the presence of family, friends, and sisters of the community, on the liturgical solemnity of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary —a sign of a life devoted to encounter, praise, and service. The

The contemplative Augustinian nuns from the various federations of the Order have spent several years working together, in coordination with the assisting friars of each federation and the Prior General, to renew their Constitutions. A working session had long been scheduled for May 15th–19th at the International College of Saint Monica in Rome . Providentially, the gathering coincided with the inaugural Mass of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, and the working sessions unfol