Prayer Vigil for Synod on the Family
Pope Francis' discourse at prayer vigil for Synod on the Family (at zenit.org)
View ArticleOctober, Month of the Rosary
Photo gallery of mysteries of the Rosary in the shrine of Torreciudad20 chapters from Life of Mary on scenes from our Lady's lifePope Francis' first public Rosary"Totus Tuus!: Saint John Paul II's love...
View ArticlePope Paul VI Opens Centro ELIS
Pope Francis will beatify Paul VI on Sunday October 19. On November 21, 1965, Paul VI officially opened Centro ELIS, a social initiative located in one of Rome's poorest districts. In his address Paul...
View Article"Let us ask Paul VI for all the families in the world"
The beatification of Pope Paul VI is a cause of great joy for the entire Church. Paul VI was the Pope who led Vatican II to its conclusion. His pastoral and apostolic impact on the world, as a young...
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Paul VI, Defender of the Family and of Life
On Sunday October 19, Pope Francis will beatify one of his predecessors in the closing Mass for the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family, in St. Peter's square.The process of beatification for...
View ArticlePope Francis Beatifies Paul VI
CLOSING MASS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SYNOD ON THE FAMILY AND BEATIFICATION OF THE SERVANT OF GOD PAUL VIHOMILY OF POPE FRANCISSaint Peter's Square Sunday, 19 October 2014We have just heard one of the most...
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October 22: Saint John Paul II
FUNERAL MASSOF THE ROMAN PONTIFFJOHN PAUL IIHOMILY OF HIS EMINENCE CARD. JOSEPH RATZINGERSt Peter's SquareFriday, 8 April 2005"Follow me. " The Risen Lord says these words to Peter. They are his last...
View Article"Bloom where you are planted"
Opus Dei started in Kenya in 1958 by the direct impulse of Saint Josemaria Escriva. In this video clip we see how its message has taken root there.
View ArticleSophie's Family
Sophie, a Cooperator of Opus Dei in France, talks about confronting her husband's devastating accident a few months after their marriage, with the light and strength she found in Saint Josemaria's...
View Article32 New Deacons, from 14 Countries
The future deacons, who will be ordained priests in 6 months time, come from 14 countries: Spain, Poland, Ecuador, United States, Nigeria, Mexico, Taiwan, Kenya, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Austria...
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Prelate's Trip to Russia
Mass in the CathedralArchbishop Paul Pezzi, of Moscow, and Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on November 4 in the Cathedral of Moscow for the recent...
View ArticlePrelate Visits Our Lady of Kazan
During his brief trip to Russia, Bishop Javier Echevarría went to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan in Moscow's Red Square to pray before the well-known icon.
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"Untiring in self-giving"
At the beginning of his homily, the Prelate made reference to the founder of Opus Dei and to Blessed Alvaro. "These thirty two men are receiving today the sacrament of sacred orders, thus continuing a...
View Article"Kingdom of God is hidden in the sanctity of daily life"
(Source: Vatican Radio)The Kingdom of God is growing every day thanks to those who give witness to Christ without making any "noise," praying and living their faith in the family, at work, in...
View Article"Complementarity of Man and Woman"
Pope Francis' Address at Humanum Colloquium:Dear sisters and brothers,I warmly greet you. I thank Cardinal Muller for his words with which he introduced our meeting. I would like to begin by sharing...
View Article"All men and women are called to holiness"
Dear Brothers and Sisters,A great gift of the Second Vatican Council was that of recovering a vision of the Church founded on communion, and regaining also the principle of authority and of hierarchy...
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Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz
Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz was born in Paris on October 27, 1944. He graduated from the University of Barcelona with a degree in Physical Sciences in 1966. He received a licentiate in Theology from the...
View ArticleThe Auxiliary Vicar in Church law for the Prelature of Opus Dei
The Codex iuris particularis Operis Dei (Opus Dei's Statutes), which was promulgated by Saint John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ut Sit on November 28, 1982, establishes that the office of...
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Msgr. Mariano Fazio
Mariano Fazio was born in Buenos Aires on April 25, 1960. He studied History at the University of Buenos Aires and received a doctorate in Philosophy from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross....
View ArticleAppointments of an Auxiliary Vicar and a new Vicar General of the Prelature
In accordance with the possibility foreseen in the Statutes of the Prelature, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría, has named Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz (born in Paris, October 27, 1944)...
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