The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Rather than a return to Catholic cultural wars, Leo can tackle basics issues of faith and humanity.

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of his Augustinian religious order during a visit to the congregation’s headquarters ...

Augustinians are distinguished from other religious orders by their emphasis on living together in community — priests and ...

Pope Leo XIV will receive a gold ring, an electric bulletproof Popemobile, and access to the cliffside residence at Castel ...

After the liberal Pope Francis years, conservative Catholics might welcome the cultural shift that Leo XIV’s election signals ...

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On May 8, Father Thomas Joseph White, the American rector of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, was at St.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated mass and had lunch with members of his Augustinian religious order, slipping into the ...