Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A few weeks ago, on June 20, Pope Leo XIV made a deeply symbolic “homecoming” to the tomb of St. Augustine in Pavia, Italy. There, the Augustinian Pope prayed before the saint’s relics and urged Catholics to choose Christ, reconciliation, civic peace, and solidarity over division and discouragement.
Today, as the Church celebrates the feast of St. Augustine—Doctor of the Church—those words take on even greater meaning. Pope Leo, who has called himself “a son of Augustine,” reminds us of the saint’s enduring message: to love God, love one another, and let our restless hearts find their rest in Christ.
A few weeks ago, on June 20, Pope Leo XIV made a deeply symbolic “homecoming” to the tomb of St. Augustine in Pavia, Italy. There, the Augustinian Pope prayed before the saint’s relics and urged Catholics to choose Christ, reconciliation, civic peace, and solidarity over division and discouragement.
Today, as the Church celebrates the feast of St. Augustine—Doctor of the Church—those words take on even greater meaning. Pope Leo, who has called himself “a son of Augustine,” reminds us of the saint’s enduring message: to love God, love one another, and let our restless hearts find their rest in Christ.
