The Catholic Herald can exclusively reveal the names of the Augustinian friars said to be living alongside Pope Leo XIV in the papal residence, after weeks of speculation in the Italian press.
On 20 August, The Catholic Herald reported claims carried by La Repubblica suggesting that three or four Augustinians were set to share the papal residence with the newly elected Pontiff. According to those reports, the plan was to form a small community of friars at the heart of the Apostolic Palace, with Father Edgard Rimaycuna, the Pope’s Peruvian personal secretary, among those expected to join the household.
