Opus Dei

Daily posts on Alvaro del Portillo’s life story and pastoral message can now be received through Twitter and Facebook. A smartphone app is also available.

A new biographical documentary about Father Joseph Muzquiz, whose cause of canonization was opened in Boston in 2011, is available through Scepter Publishers and Ignatius Press.

Information about Bishop Alvaro del Portillo's life and cause of canonization.

Articles and books by and about Alvaro del Portillo in English and other sources of information about his life, with links to those available online.

Brief comments about Bishop Alvaro del Portillo taken from statements by well-known people in the Church and society.

The Holy Father John Paul II came to pray before the body of Alvaro del Portillo soon after his death.

Alvaro del Portillo was born in Madrid on March 11, 1914. He was the third of eight children in a devout Catholic family. He died in Rome on March 23, 1994.

A grandmother shares a special family favor that she attributes to the intercession of Guadalupe.

Seeking the intercession of men and women who have died with a reputation for holiness is a common practice in the Catholic Church. A few examples of favors received through the intercession of Laura Busca.

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