Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Asked about his favorite spiritual readings, Pope Leo XIV pointed to a nearly 1,700-year-old text: St. Augustine’s Letter to Proba.

Discover the remarkable story of the Roman widow behind the letter and Augustine’s timeless teaching on prayer, desire, happiness and seeking God.

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