The new pontiff is still “Father Bob” to the handful of Augustinian friars who serve in the basilica in a hilltop medieval village — and the tight-knit community of Augustinians worldwide. (AP Video: Paolo Lucariello & Andrea Rosa / Production by Silvia Stellacci)
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Pope Leo’s fellow Augustinian brothers look forward to papacy marked by unity and focus on Jesus

The new pontiff is still “Father Bob” to the handful of Augustinian friars who serve in the basilica in a hilltop medieval village — and the tight-knit community of Augustinians worldwide. (AP Video: Paolo Lucariello & Andrea Rosa / Production by Silvia Stellacci)
 
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