Augustine’s mother, St. Monica, reared him in the Catholic faith, but he did not follow her example. A lively, witty and exuberant teenager, Augustine undertook the study of rhetoric, giving brilliant ...

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 ...

When 16-year-old Saint Augustine of Hippo stole and ate a handful of pears from his neighbor’s orchard, he felt a nagging remorse. In his “Confessions,” he wondered why he stole food even though he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiffany stained-glass window of St. Augustine, in the Lightner Museum in the Florida city that bears his name. Daderot/Wikimedia ...

During his general audience on Jan. 9, Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on the Fathers of the Church by offering his reflections on St. Augustine of Hippo. St. Augustine eventually ...

What is a “just war”? Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) is credited with formulating a just war theory that remains embedded in western philosophy. Augustine drew upon Christian teachings as well ...

Anyone who doubts St. Augustine’s centrality to Catholic theology has to consider that (a) he is considered the greatest among the Western Fathers of the Church during the Patristic era and that (b) ...

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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 ...

Hi and welcome back! Lately, we’ve been talking about how the idea of Hell began and how it changed in early Christianity. We’re now up to the momentous 4th century, when Christianity underwent a ...

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(The Conversation) — Americans are deeply divided, and the results of the 2024 presidential election are unlikely to heal these divisions. If the 2020 election is any indication, they might even ...