Opus Dei

Pope Francis has asked that Friday in the first week of Lent this year be marked by special prayer and fasting for peace, especially for the people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

Girls from the Lagoon School, a corporate work of Opus Dei in Nigeria, have helped organise a walkathon to create awareness and raise funds for a health outreach for women and children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

In his Angelus address on the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis invited young people everywhere to help prepare the upcoming synod "On Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment," through the use of social media.

Download The sorrows and joys of St Joseph with illustrations by Palmira Laguens of the high points in the life of the holy patriarch St Joseph and the Holy Family, from the shrine of Torreciudad, Spain.​

On Saint Josemaria's feast day, Masses are celebrated all over the world... the desert included. In a country that is officially Muslim, populated by over a hundred nationalities, the saint of ordinary life inspires many to keep the fire of their faith alive.

In this series of six videos, Sole and Juampi, an Argentinian couple, share the story of their joys and sorrows, struggles and victories in their married life together. These six videos could serve as a resource for pre-marriage courses and for young couples.

Father Roger Landry, a priest of the Fall River diocese and member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, has published a book that was reviewed recently in the "Boston Pilot."

"Let us give thanks, because all this comes from Him," the Prelate tells us, recalling recent days spent meeting so many people during his trip to Brazil.

Homily of Saint Josemaria given on 2 March 1952, first Sunday of Lent.

​In late December 2017 and early January 2018, a group of 27 young Australians spent three weeks in Vietnam building two houses and a number of toilets for families in need.