Father Kolawole Chabi, you are a historian at the Augustinianum and an expert on Saint Augustine. Why did Leo XIV want to travel to Algeria to pay homage to the greatest Christian philosopher and ...

Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, circa 1490. Standing in front of the cascade of crimson curtains on the balcony of Saint Peter’s on the evening of May 8, with an emotional crowd ...

We think of him as a principal architect of Western civilization, and only St. Paul and our Lord himself have determined the character of the Western church more than St. Augustine of Hippo. But ...

Pope Leo XIV visits the archaeological site of Hippo, in Annaba, Algeria, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, on the second day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen ...

Pope Leo XIV holds a painting after celebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, April 14, 2026. Smiling at left is Bishop Michel Guillaud of Constantine-Hippone in Algeria.