Villanova Province Celebrates 150th Anniversary
On August 25, 2024, the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding.
New Appointment in the Vatican Apostolic Archive
Vatican City, July 5 – Pope Francis has appointed Father Rocco Ronzani, an Augustinian priest and esteemed patristics professor from Rome, as the new prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive. This archive, which was formerly known as the Vatican Secret Archive, preserves Church documents dating back to the eighth century.
Fr. John’s Peru Visit: A Week of Teaching and Book Presentations
LIMA, Peru — Fr. John Lydon, O.S.A., recently concluded a visit to Peru, where he taught a weeklong class at the international novitiate in Lima and presented his latest book, published by the University Press of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, su Historia y Enseñanza, translated “Catholic Social […]
A New Resting Place for a Servant of God – CatholicPhilly.com
Story by Fr. Thomas Dailey, O.S.F.S. for CatholicPhilly.com. Read the full story and see more photos on their website. Fr. Bill Atkinson has a new home – at least here below. On June 14, in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Nelson Pérez, the mortal remains of the Servant of God were “translated” (i.e., moved) […]
A New Marker for the Augustinian Plot in Calvary Cemetery
In 1980, the Augustinians purchased a plot of land in Calvary Cemetery in West Conshohocken, PA. High atop a rolling hill, the mortal remains of dozens of deceased friars have been interred in neat rows under the loving gaze of Our Mother of Good Counsel. When Renee Cirino, MS, transferred to Calvary Cemetery as its […]
Augustinians Leave Two Parishes in the Diocese of Albany
The Office of the Prior Provincial September 22, 2023 Dear Parishioners of Saint Mary Parish and St. Augustine Parish, Since the mid-1800s, when the Augustinians were invited by the Most Reverend John McCloskey to the Diocese of Albany, your communities at St. Mary of the Assumption in Waterford and St. Augustine in Troy, have been […]
Brewin’ Peace Coffee Cart Makes Its Debut at the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia
On September 21 (the International Day of Peace) the Augustinians officially launched the Brewin’ Peace Coffee Cart, a new Augustinian ministry co-sponsored by the National Shrine and St. Rita of Cascia and the Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor which seeks to support formerly incarcerated people (returning citizens) as they prepare to re-enter […]
Watch Live as Bishop Robert Prevost , O.S.A. Becomes a Cardinal
A member of the Order of Saint Augustine, Archbishop Robert Prevost, O.S.A., will be among 21 bishops who will become cardinals on September 30 during the Vatican Consistory. As to his new appointment, Cardinal-designate Prevost recalled the words of Saint Pope Paul VI, saying that “being a cardinal is a mission of love with Christ, […]
Prayer Service Celebrates Golden Anniversary of Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A.’s Dispensation
Story by Karen Knight of the Cape May County Herald. Read the full story and see more photos on their website. Family and friends gathered in Ocean City, NJ on August 1 for a 50th anniversary prayer service commemorating the date of the telegram from Pope Paul VI granting dispensation for the ordination of the […]
Fr. Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A Named Director of the Office of Peace and Justice
It is with great joy and excitement that the Province announces Fr. Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A as the new Director of the Office of Peace and Justice. Fr. Jeremy currently serves as the Director of Evangelization and Discipleship at National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia. In his new role, he will lead and oversee […]