Opus Dei

Vatican News releases a 27-minute documentary looking back at the most significant moments of Pope Francis’ pontificate, a powerful testimony of mercy and closeness that the Church is still learning from today.

The theme on Pope Leo XIV’s third apostolic journey (13 to 23 April, to four African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea) is peace. This article contains text and video excerpts from the eleven-day journey through eleven cities, with links to the full itinerary and text of each stop along the way.

From OSV News: Cardinal Arthur Roche recalls how Pedro Ballester, a young Manchester student being considered for sainthood, faced cancer with constant joy and selfless concern for others.

Laila used to say that God had given her two great gifts in life: her husband and Opus Dei. What she rarely mentioned — because she was not one to complain — is that each one came with a cross to bear. This is the story of a woman who came to Colombia from Lebanon as little more than a girl, and who, without any fuss, changed everything around her.

Inspired by Sacred Scripture and the teachings of St. Josemaría, this article reflects on how professional activity and ordinary life can become an authentic place of encounter with God and a concrete path to holiness in the middle of the world.

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

Generosity gives us magnanimous hearts, capable of holding more happiness and reaching out to more people. This article is part of a series on the virtues, inspired by St. Josemaría’s homily “Human Virtues.”

An interview with Msgr. Mariano Fazio, auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei, on the Italian TV200 programme “Di Buon Mattino,” speaking about his book, “Protagonisti del bene comune. San Josemaría Escrivá e i cristiani nella società contemporanea.” This is a translated transcript of the conversation, in which he explains how St. Josemaría’s message on holiness in ordinary life invites Christians to engage with society, work with professionalism, and contribute to the common good.

The proofreader for the English edition of “Yauyos: An Adventure in the Andes” reflects on what she learned from the story of Opus Dei’s pioneering mission in the Peruvian highlands.

In his 8 April general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the universal call to holiness.