The multitude of those who came to the faith had one heart and one mind and no one called anything their own, but everything was held in common.
(Acts of the Apostles 4:32)
We have decided to establish the Foundation Augustinians Across the World truly inspired by a spirit of community and because “we are never able to distance ourselves from the journey that the world is making and we cannot become mere spectators because we live precisely the same hopes and anxieties that all of humanity lives” (Intermediate General Chapter, Dublin, 1974).
Thanks to the Foundation, all of us have another tool, which can help us put into practice the teachings of Saint Augustine, and by means of these social projects, the Augustinian friars can develop in the whole world a way of helping the most poor.
The spiritual enrichment that results from putting in common the resources gathered for the promotion of social works of our friars and in the sharing the results of the projects themselves, we are enabled to live “in communion with others” and to encourage in this way an economic and social development that is sustainable and enduring.
The Foundation Augustinians Across the World has as its task the sustaining of so many humanitarian projects that our missionaries promote in more than 50 countries in five continents and we are convinced that, together with you, we will succeed in bringing about that community of solidarity and charity that was so dear to Saint Augustine.
Fr. Alejandro Moral Antón, OSA
Prior General
Our Mission
We are a young and small foundation but with 750 years of history behind us and social workers in 50 countries of the world. Fr. Anthony BanksCEO The Foundation Augustinians in the World was born on 20 December 2014 at the behest of the Augustinian General Curia. The objective is to assist the Augustinian men […]
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Work in the social arena and alongside to most poor has always had a central role in the missionary works of the Augustinian family, and, following the direction of Saint Augustine, we wish to begin to sustain families, in order to dedicate ourselves then to cities, and then come to sustain a worldwide development that […]
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The Order of Saint Augustine has its headquarters in Rome and is composed of about 2650 missionaries, grouped into Provinces, Delegations and Circumscriptions.
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The Foundation Augustinians in the World, according to focus of its statutes, has the following governing bodies.
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