The pontiff "highlights a very underappreciated Augustinian value — especially in this noisy world — and that is to develop your interior life," said Fr. Rob Hagan, prior of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova.
The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope — Does Leo support an Italian soccer club?
The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.