Opus Dei

Clips from meetings between Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz and groups of university students from all over the world during Holy Week in the Eternal City.

At the end of his catechesis on the virtue of patience, Pope Francis greeted the young people at UNIV, who came to Rome for Holy Week.

Nearly three thousand university students from all over the world travelled to the Eternal City to experience Holy Week in Rome. Over the course of the week, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz held various gatherings with young people, talking to them and sharing experiences of faith and friendship.

The UNIV meeting in Rome this year will bring together 3,000 university students. They will take part in Holy Week ceremonies, discuss the search for happiness, and donate to Caritas in Turkey and Syria to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis.

Last month in Rome, university students from around the world gathered to partake in the annual UNIV Conference. Held during Holy Week, this initiative was launched by St Josemaria in 1968 to encourage young people to reflect on, discuss, and address significant world issues facing humanity. This year the topic of the forum was “Rebuilding Together: The Strength of Human Relationships." Three young attendees from Australia write about their experience - Gerard Rajakariar, Carina Rodrigues and Joshua Lay.

More than 2,000 students will meet in Rome from April 10 to 17 to deepen their appreciation for Holy Week and reflect on the topic “Rebuilding Together: The Strength of Human Relationships.”

Excerpts from a Zoom video-conference with young men from various countries. In this conversation, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz answers questions from people from Venezuela, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Nigeria, Kenya, France, United States and Brazil.

Not being able to travel to Rome for the UNIV congress turned out to be a great opportunity for many university women from all over the world, who took part in a live online get-together with the Prelate of Opus Dei.

UNIV 2021, due to the pandemic, will take place online this year. In many countries around the world, activities are being organized to spend Holy Week and Easter at home, but with our hearts in Rome.

On Tuesday March 30 at 7 pm and Saturday April 3 at 10 am in Rome (UTC +2), live images will be broadcast from the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace in Rome, where the mortal remains of Saint Josemaría Escrivá repose.