Find today’s readings here. Until recently, I didn’t have much experience with the Augustinians. The extent of my knowledge started and ended with the fun fact that Villanova University, my older ...

ROME (AP) — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use ...

As the white smoke cleared and the world heard the name Leo, my heart swelled — not only with hope, but with a quiet confirmation. I had sensed, even forecasted, this moment. I know Pope Leo XIV ...

GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two ...

ROME (AP/NICOLE WINFIELD) — Pope Leo XIV urged his fellow Augustinians on Monday to work humbly for unity in the Catholic Church, as he opened the global assembly of the ancient religious order that ...

GENAZZANO, Italy — A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two days ...

The papal election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name of Leo (the XIV), represents a novelty in the history of the Church: he is the first pope who was a member of the Order of St.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass May 11, 2025, at the altar near the tomb of St. Peter’s in the grotto of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Father Alejandro Moral Anton, prior general of the Order of ...

Genazzano (Italy) | A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two ...