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The Prelate in Panama for World Youth Day
24 January 2019Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz landed on Thursday afternoon in the Tocumen airport in Panama. Some faithful of Opus Dei and World Youth Day volunteers accompanied him to the chapel, where a...
View Article"The day I decided to truly live my faith"
José is a recent graduate in Medicine in Puerto Rico who loves to surf. He recounts an unexpected encounter at WYD in 2011 that changed his life and that of his future wife Michelle.
View ArticleSeven Sundays of Saint Joseph
The custom of the Seven Sundays of Saint JosephPope Gregory XVI encouraged this devotion to Saint Joseph by attaching many indulgences to it, and Blessed Pope Pius IX asked the faithful to petition...
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Apostolic Journey to United Arab Emirates
Live video transmission (Vatican Media)Multimedia IndicationsVideo message of the Holy Father on the occasion of his upcoming Apostolic Journey to the United Arab EmiratesPhoto GallerySunday, 3rd...
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The Prelate in Puerto Rico
Sunday, 3 FebruaryIn his last day in Puerto Rico, the Prelate celebrated Mass in Monteclaro. In his homily he said that the source of our serenity is that we are close to Christ and we lean on his...
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Work Camp in Land of Many Islands
A group of 38 young men from Australia and New Zealand went to Vanuatu (a country made up of many islands 1,000 miles east of northern Australia) for two weeks in January to refurbish a school called...
View ArticleMessage of Pope Francis for World Day of the Sick
Dear Brothers and Sisters,“You received without payment; give without payment” (Mt 10:8). These are the words spoken by Jesus when sending forth his apostles to spread the Gospel, so that his Kingdom...
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Opening of the Saxum Visitor Center
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the Saxum Visitor Center in Abu Ghosh officially opened.Yariv Levin, the Minister of Tourism of Israel, and Bishop Giacinto Marcuzzo, Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem were...
View Article"You are a beloved child of God"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Today’s audience takes place in two places. First I met with the faithful of Benevento, who were in Saint Peter’s, and now with you. And this is due to the...
View Article"Why can't I express what I have inside?"
Alanis, a university student in Puerto Rico, talks about how a friend helped her discover the richness of her Catholic faith, and the need to share it with others.
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Fleeing War to Find God: The Story of Jerome
I lived my childhood in Kilwa, a small town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, surrounded by the affection of my parents and of three elder brothers. My parents, both Catholics, had me baptized as a...
View ArticleWorking on Trust (9): Dealing with peer pressure
During the final years before your children start college or university, they are often seeking opportunities for fun with their friends. In some places, it is typical to close out the last year with a...
View ArticleLent and Holy Week: the Path to Easter
Pope Francis: Message for Lent 2019Lent: Path to ConversionAddress by Benedict XVI for Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010. The Conversion of the Children of GodHomily of Saint Josemaria given on 2 March...
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Holiness for ordinary Christians
Pope Francis in his Apostolic Exhortation “Be Glad and Rejoice” reiterates the teaching of the Second Vatican Council that holiness, the perfection of Christian life, is not limited to priests and...
View ArticleVideo: The Prelate in Puerto Rico
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz made a pastoral visit to the island of Puerto Rico from January 31st to February 3rd. This video offers a summary of the trip.
View Article"The courage to take a risk"
Dear Brothers and Sisters,After the lively and fruitful experience of the Synod devoted to young people last October, we recently celebrated the Thirty-fourth World Youth Day in Panama City. These two...
View ArticleIrish Jesuit Hero who Influenced Mother Teresa and Josemaria Escriva
Fr. Willie Doyle was a World War I military chaplain who died while serving heroically those alongside him.
View Article"Today's world needs to rediscover God's plan for the family"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!And thank you for your warm welcome! Thank you.The words of the Angel Gabriel to Mary, “Hail, full of grace” (Lk 1: 28), resonate in a unique way in this Shrine,...
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"Saint Josemaria saw government as a service to people"
Marlies Kücking considers herself Roman. Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1936, she has spent over 50 years in Rome, working with Saint Josemaría Escriva, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo and Bishop Javier...
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“The real source of our joy”
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31Friday 29: Praying before Our Lady of the Pillar, like Saint JosemaríaOn Friday March 29th, the Prelate of Opus Dei began a pastoral visit to Saragossa, the city...
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