On the evening of May 8, as a warm Roman sun began to lower itself over St. Peter’s Dome, the 133 voting cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected the Chicago-born Robert Prevost as Pope. Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV's election marks a monumental occasion and historical significance for the Augustinian order. The new pontiff is the first Augustinian to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Once Pope Leo XIV ...

ROME (AP) — Leo has emphasized that he is very much a “child of St. Augustine,” the 5th-century theologian who inspired the 13th-century religious Augustinian order as a community of “mendicant” ...

Some theologians say the pontiff’s understanding of Augustine’s teachings helped inform his response to President Trump’s ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and had lunch with members of his Augustinian religious order on Tuesday, slipping into the congregation’s headquarters outside St. Peter’s Square where he ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- On Thursday, April 25, the Augustinian friars are holding a very special reunion for Our Lady of Good Counsel families, to be celebrated in LiGreci's Staaten at 6 p.m. in order ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV became the first-ever pope born in the United States on May 8. The ...

COMMENTARY: Rooted in the Rule of St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV brings a communal and missionary spirit to the papacy — shaped by a lifelong formation in Augustinian life. Pope Leo XIV meets with ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff’s visit to the ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for "merciful compassion" for the world's poor, victims of tyranny and wars, as he celebrated Mass in a parish church that has special spiritual ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After 118 years, Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Tompkinsville is losing its Augustinian identity. The Order of St. Augustine will withdraw from the parish and turn over ...