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(NewsNation) — The enactment of Pope Leo XIV has made him the archetypal Augustinian friar to beryllium elected to pb the Catholic Church.
The Order of St. Augustine includes astir 2,800 Augustinians successful 47 countries passim the world, truthful this is simply a monumental infinitesimal for the group.
"As an Augustinian Catholic institution, we observe this important time for our assemblage assemblage and the planetary church. Villanova, built connected the teachings of St. Augustine, has ever been grounded successful advancing a deeper knowing of the cardinal narration betwixt religion and crushed — betwixt spirituality and wisdom," Villanova University President Rev. Peter Donohue said successful a statement.
The Augustinians are Catholic spiritual priests and brothers pursuing successful the footsteps of Christ and Saint Augustine since 1244, according to the Augustinian Vocations of North America.
“We service God and His radical successful divers ministries arsenic pastors, educators, and missionaries,” its website said.
Saint Augustine is “known arsenic the doc of grace,” the Rev. Robert Hagan, who is simply a person of Pope Leo XIV, told NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas.
“A halfway Augustinian worth is friendship,” helium said. The bid is besides known for foundation and missionary work. Hagan said Pope Leo XIV embodies galore teachings from the Augustinian Order.
“The satellite is successful for a existent dainty for him to present pb and shepherd the flock with those values,” helium said.
