Art Purcaro, born in the Bronx, became an Augustinian in 1968, and a priest in 1975. He volunteered and ministered in the desert and Andes of the Augustinian mission in Chulucanas, Peru, from 1971 till 2015. From 1995 till 2007 Art also served as a member of the General Council of the Order of St Augustine in Rome. Art worked closely with Rev. Robert Prevost O.S.A. who is now Pope Leo XIV in Peru and also in Rome. He is currently Assistant Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, USA, where he also teaches theology.
