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What is an Augustinian?
- Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, became the 267th pope on May 8, 2025, appearing at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
- His election followed his extensive missionary work in Peru and leadership within the Order of St. Augustine, which values unity and service based on Augustine's teachings.
- Leo XIV addressed the crowd in Spanish and Italian, emphasizing peace, charity, and closeness to the suffering, repeating Pope Francis' call for a modern engaged church.
- He is the first American-born pope and the first Augustinian pope, leading an order with about 2,800 members across 47 countries who follow the Rule of St. Augustine.
- His election suggests a potential papacy focused on peacebuilding and dialogue, reflecting his pastoral experience and the Augustinian ethos of living in harmony toward God.
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Pope Leo XIV from the Augustinian Order - what does the Order stand for?
Leo XIV is only the second Pope from the Augustinian Order. What does this tradition-rich order stand for, where many might think of Munich beer or perhaps Martin Luther at first? By Anna Giordano.
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Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as pontiff, on May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Domenico StinellisWhen the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers, who had waite…
Pope Leo XIV: What should you know about the Augustinians, the congregation from which the Pontiff emerged?
Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pope of the United States in the 2,000 years of history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic religious order.At the level of a magisterium, though cautious, he spoke in line with Pope Francis, defending the idea of a clergy “near the people”, diametrically opposed to the figure of a “directive” or “a manager.” Prevost, 69, who chose the name of Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leade…
Who is Leo XIV, newly elected #1 US Vicar of Christ on Earth, Augustinian missionary?
The name chosen by a Pope is not random but an extremely synthetic expression of his pastoral program. Nomen Omen. For example, the late Pope Francis had chosen that name to ideally refer to Saint Francis, known as the poor man of Assisi, thus meaning a pauperist program. What does Leo, the name of the
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