Guests will experience live portrayals that detail the history, contributions and struggles of enslaved and freed people that ...

St. Augustine celebrates the 507th birthday of its founder with a public wreath-laying event and historical reenactments.

Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who ...

Since the days of Roman persecution of Christians, when martyrs were praised for their enduring faith, Christians have continued to turn to saints for inspiration in difficult times. The recent ...

In his first public remarks as Pope Leo XIV, Chicago-born Father Robert Prevost declared, “I am a son of St. Augustine.” The young Prevost attended St. Augustine Seminary High School in Michigan.

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’s Augustinian religious order elected a new prior general Tuesday, tapping another American to lead during the pontificate of history’s first American pope. The Rev. Joseph ...

This stained-glass window depicting St. Augustine and his mother, St. Monica, graces the wall at St. Augustine Church in Washington July 25, 2019. Credit: CNS photo/Elizabeth Bachmann (OSV News) — ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday urged Catholic lawmakers to draw inspiration from St. Augustine’s “City of God” as they navigate shifting global politics, warning against reducing the idea of human ...

Within the August with A for Augustine campaign, we discover the power of Augustinian preaching: more than 400 sermons that continue to speak to the heart of the believer, such as the famous Sermon ...

July 31 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV will bestow St. John Henry Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, with the honor of "Doctor of the Church" on Thursday. The Holy See Press Office confirmed ...

What do you do when there is not enough for you to solve the problem, when life asks more than you can give? And the question is: What do you do when that time is now? It’s not just about what you ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor, victims of tyranny and wars, as he celebrated Mass in a parish church that has special spiritual ...