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Benedict XVI: Learn from Mary how to spend your youth

"Do not be afraid, dear friends, to prefer the 'alternative' routes pointed out by true love: a modest and sound lifestyle; sincere and pure emotional relationships; honest commitment in studies and work; deep concern for the common good." Last weekend the Pope met and spoke with 500,000 youth in Loretto.

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Letter from the Prelate (September 2007)

The Prelate stresses the importance of living in close union with Jesus Christ. The norms of Christian piety practiced by persons close to Opus Dei help them to share in our Lord’s Cross.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

On the High Seas: From Zoroastrianism to Catholicism

Shahrookh Khambatta Damania tells the story of his conversion in which he crossed many seas, including those of the interior life.

Personal testimonies

The True Face of Opus Dei

On July 29, Wlodzimierz Redzioch interviewed Opus Dei's Prelate, Bishop Javier Echevarría for a Polish weekly newspaper. They discussed Opus Dei's structure and spirit, its "mild" response to The Da Vinci Code, and plans for its upcoming 80th anniversary.

From the Prelate

I want to help support my family

Vincent Nzouke is an enthusiastic final year student of the Institute for Industrial Technology (IIT) in Lagos, Nigeria, a school started in 2002 on the Centenary of the birth of St. Josemaria. Vincent tells of his experiences at the school and how it has given him hope for the future: his own, his family's and Nigeria's.

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A friend close to God

Two persons who have been helped by St. Josemaría from heaven. St. Josemaría intercedes before God for anyone who asks him for help in their family, professional, apostolic or personal needs.

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July 2008: Pope Benedict XVI with youth in Australia

In less than one year, Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Australia to meet with thousands of young people from all over the world. Here is the official video announcing World Youth Day 2008, which will be held next July in Sydney.

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Letter of the Prelate (August 2007)

Letter of Bishop Javier Echevarría to the faithful of Opus Dei. In this month’s letter he reminds them that all Catholics ought to help their friends and relatives discover the faith. Quoting Pope Bendict XVI, he stresses that to do apostolate “is truly a service to joy, to God’s joy which longs to break into the world.” (Homily, April 24, 2005)

Pastoral Letters and Messages

WYD08 in Sydney

World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08) -to be hosted in Sydney from 15-20 july- is expected to attract half a million participants. Watch here a promotional video.

Opus Dei in the Heart of Russia

During the Mass celebrated in Rome on the feastday of St. Josemaría (June 26), the Prelate mentioned that on that very day the stable work of Opus Dei in Russia had begun. These paragraphs from Bishop Echevarría's homily speak about these new beginnings.

From the Prelate