US EditionPope Leo’s Augustinian order elects an American superior to lead during papacy of American pope
Pope Leo presides over a prayer service honoring 1,624 Christian martyrs from multiple denominations killed for their faith between 2000 and 2025, promoting unity and remembrance.
- Rev. Joseph Farrell, an American, was elected the 98th prior general of Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian religious order.
- Farrell takes over from Rev. Alejandro Moral Antón, whose second term as superior ended.
- Pope Leo XIV, himself a former Augustinian leader, opened the proceedings and urged his confreres to work for unity.
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Pope Leo's Augustinian order elects an American superior to lead during papacy of American pope
Pope Leo XIV’s Augustinian religious order elected a new prior general Tuesday, tapping another American to lead during the pontificate of history’s first American pope.
The Augustinian religious order of Pope Leo XIV chose a new prior general on Tuesday, selecting another American to lead during the pontificate of the first American pope in history. Rev. Joseph Farrell, 62, had been vicar general of the international order and assistant general for the branch of America [...] The Augustinian Order of Pope Leo's entry elects American superior was first published in Information Focus.
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