Leo XIV
An Augustinian Life in Context
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Messenger Publications
Published:7th Jan '26
Should be back in stock very soon
Who is Robert Francis Prevost, the until-now relatively unknown Augustinian who now leads nearly 1.5 billion Catholics as Pope Leo XIV? This concise biography by Brian Heffernan, an expert on Augustinian history, looks at the successive contexts in which Prevost lived and worked before his election as pope: Chicago, Peru, Rome, and the Order of Saint Augustine, with which Prevost has been connected since his youth.
In surveying the contexts in which Prevost has lived and worked, Heffernan provides a rich, situated view of the new pope and offers insights into the Augustinian charisms that have shaped his life and thinking.
‘a highly readable and beautifully produced book.'
* The Pastoral Review *‘offers impressive detail – this book will arouse high and widespread interest’
* The Furrow *‘An engaging and even-handed introduction...’
* Irish Theological Quarterly *‘Heffernan clearly demonstrates how Leo’s novitiate differed from his predecessors’ and how the ethos of the Augustinian order has influenced his thinking.’
* The Irish TimISBN: 9781788127578
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 158g
116 pages