The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Rather than a return to Catholic cultural wars, Leo can tackle basics issues of faith and humanity.

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of his Augustinian religious order during a visit to the congregation’s headquarters ...

Augustinians are distinguished from other religious orders by their emphasis on living together in community — priests and ...

Pope Leo XIV will receive a gold ring, an electric bulletproof Popemobile, and access to the cliffside residence at Castel ...

After the liberal Pope Francis years, conservative Catholics might welcome the cultural shift that Leo XIV’s election signals ...

The author writes, “Flamingos standing serenely in a shallow alkaline lake with heads submerged may seem to be placidly ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated mass and had lunch with members of his Augustinian religious order, slipping into the ...

Despite the order’s 800-year history – and its Italian origins – Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian to be named a pope.

Pope Leo XIV leads his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 9, 2025. Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal ...