Pope Leo XIV's pectoral cross holds relics of Saints Augustine and Monica

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Father João Silva, of the Order of Saint Augustine, relates his experience with Pope Leo XIV: "He is a man of God and, as he himself said, 'a son of Saint Augustine'."

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When the newly elected Pope Leo XIV , the American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, first appeared to the world last Thursday on the central balcony of the Central Lodge of St.Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on his chest hung a familiar golden cross for those who had the honor of knowing him as a cardinal who, curiously and surprisingly, harbors up to five tiny relics: bones of St.Augustine, bishop of Hippo (center); of his mother, Saint Monica…

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Robert Prevost has begun his pontificate as Leo XIV honoring with his cross the figure of a Spaniard: Anselmo Polanco. Apparently, the relationship of the Supreme Pontiff with Spain is not only related to his maternal roots, judging by that cross that appeared on the chest on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the same silver that always accompanies him (although with a different casing). Pope Leo XIV's cross contains relics of various…

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The golden breast cross with which Leo XIV showed himself to the world is decorated with the relics of five embossing figures of the Augustinian Order. This message hides behind it.

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By A. Boumezrag – On May 8, 2025, a date already charged with memory between France and Algeria, Pope Leo XIV uttered a rather unexpected phrase: “I am the son of Saint Augustine.” While the phrase may initially seem esoteric, almost poetic, it nevertheless sent shockwaves through diplomatic and religious circles. Who is Augustine of Hippo? While not a well-known canonical saint, this name seems to echo a territory, a history, a forgotten Africa…