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By Francesca Pollio Fenton
A new global streaming platform for faith-driven content will launch worldwide May 28 and serve as the exclusive streaming home of “Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality,” the top-grossing faith-based documentary of the year at the box office.
Pope Leo XIV
By Justin McLellan
VATICAN CITY — The day after advancing to the semifinals of the Italian Open, Jannik Sinner paid a visit to a fan.
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Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Arlington, has announced the following clergy appointments effective on Thursday, June 26, 2025, unless noted otherwise.
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By Jonah McKeown
Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ancient religious order with thousands of members worldwide.
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Pope Leo XIV
By Ann M. Augherton
Father Cedric Wilson was a senior in seminary high school in Michigan when Pope Leo XIV was a freshman there. Their connection goes a little deeper as they are both in the Augustinian order. Add to that, Father Wilson’s friends in Burke remember “Father Bob” Prevost (now the pope) from his time in Trujillo and Chiclayo, Peru.
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By Jim Hale
In two encounters with Bishop Robert F. Prevost, Father Jeremy P. Hiers was struck by the future pope’s humility and kindness. “He walked up to me, shook my hand and introduced himself as Bob,” said Father Hiers, of the 2017 meeting in Chicago. “As a fellow brother of the order, he got to know my […]
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By Jim Hale
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Election of Pope Leo XIV at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington May 12. “We express gratitude to the Lord for providing us with a new successor of St. Peter, who is ever faithful to his promise to be with us and […]
Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.
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By Jim Hale
Less than 48 hours after the election of Pope Leo XIV, 1,430 middle school students attending BASH at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington May 10, were buzzing with excitement. “Everyone was really shocked that we have an American pope,” said Lyla Stenstrom, of St. Timothy School in Chantilly. “People of my generation think it’s […]
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By Kate Quiñones
Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania.
Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head of the Catholic Church. He’s also a class of ’77 alumnus of Villanova University, which is run by the Order of St. Augustine.
