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Pope Leo XIV’s Historic Algeria Pilgrimage: A Son of Augustine Calls for Humility and Peace
Pope Leo XIV concluded a landmark two-day apostolic visit to Algeria on April 14, 2026.
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Saint Thomas of Villanova: Next Doctor of the Church?
The Emeritus Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, Father Miguel Ángel Orcasitas OSA, provides context for what may become the thirty-ninth Doctor of the Holy Church. It is a long process, spanning over 150 years, involving numerous ecclesial realities. This is its history, legacy, and influence. What does it mean to be a Doctor of the Church? In the Catholic Church’s calendar of saints, some are prominently designated as “Doctors of the Church.” The conditions for a
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St. Thomas of Villanova: The ‘Father of the Poor’ who learned from Christ to ‘help the unfortunate’
In November 1486, Tomás García Martínez, better known as Tomás de Villanueva, was born in a town in what is now the province of Ciudad...
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Fr. Bill Atkinson OSA: The first quadriplegic priest of the Catholic Church
The Order of St. Augustine possesses countless testimonies of men and women who, in their passage through the world, left trails of...
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St John Stone: "The King cannot be head of the church in England"
John Stone (Canterbury, England - 27th December, 1539) was living in the Augustinian Priory of Canterbury when, on 14th December 1538, an...
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St. Magdalene of Nagasaki: an example of faith in times of persecution
She was born near Nagasaki, Japan, in 1611, the daughter of Christians martyred for their faith. When Magdalene was only a child, she...
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A.Schubert: the Augustinian murdered in Dachau who fought Nazism "with courage"
In the Old Town of Prague, at the beautiful Augustinian church of St Thomas the Apostle, the opening session took place of the process of...
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