Augustinian Prior General: Leo XIV is ‘truly close to everyone'

Augustinians in Cebu post confrere, Pope Leo XIV, photos of 2004 visit

The Augustinian community in Cebu, in celebration of the election of a new pope belonging to the same religious order, was nostalgic as they posted Pope Leo XIV's previous visits to the province.

Pope Leo XIV became the first Augustinian to become Pope in the history of the Catholic Church; he knew more about the Order.

Augustinian Prior General: Leo XIV is ‘truly close to everyone'

Father Alejandro Moral, a long-time friend of the newly elected Pope, tells Vatican News that the new Pope "immediately spoke of justice and peace and ...

Although Leo XIV can give some surprise in his first steps as a new Supreme Pontiff, some of the acts are already well marked on the papal agenda of this Augustinian...

The recent election of Leo XIV as the new Pope aroused joy in the Augustinian community of the whole world. In Santa Fe, Fray Luis González, parish priest of the Church of San José de los Augustinos Recoletos, expressed his emotion and hope before the new pontificate: “Having a universal pastor again fills us with joy. And even more so when his charism deeply coincides with ours,” he said in dialogue with EME Media. Fray Luis stressed that the O…

With the election of Leo XIV as Pope, the Catholic Church celebrates not only a new leadership, but also the return of the Order of St. Augustine to the heart of the Vatican. During his first blessing Urbi et Orbi , the Pontiff expressed a clear message of unity inspired by the Augustinian motto: “One soul and one heart directed towards God”. YOU MAY INTEREST: Pope Leo XIV, the powerful meaning of the name chosen by Robert Francis Prevost What i…