ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV praised the virtue of listening before speaking as he received an award Thursday from his Augustinian religious order in the United States on the feast day of St. Augustine.

Leo reflected on peace , service and St. Augustine during a video message to his fellow American Augustinians gathered in Philadelphia, near Leo’s alma mater, Villanova University.

The former Robert Prevost, who was twice elected the superior of the religious order, thanked his brothers for the award and reaffirmed that “So much of who I am I owe to the spirit and the teachings of Saint Augustine.”

Leo has said from the start of his pontificate that he is a “son of St. Augustine” and he has infused his speeches, homilies and messages with the saint’s teachings and values.

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