Opus Dei

Benedict XVI greeted the UNIV participants during his Wednesday audience, urging them to foster “a growing desire to meet Jesus Christ personally.”

The 4000 university students taking part in UNIV have written a letter to Benedict XVI expressing their thanks and support for his service to the Church.

Some links to recent statements and articles about Pope Benedict XVI's handling of clerical sex abuse cases

4000 university students are coming to Rome for the UNIV conference to spend Holy Week close to the Holy Father and reflect on the urgent need to build a global culture based on Christian values.

In a recent interview, the Prelate of Opus Dei spoke about Christmas and the family. “I want to treat others as Christ would” (Video: 2’00”).

In this short video, several young people who receive Christian formation in activities organized by Opus Dei speak about their own experiences (05'14'').

Fr. Joseph was one of the first three priests of Opus Dei, and died with a reputation for holiness in Boston in 1983. John Coverdale has written a brief biography of this exemplary priest.

The website, www.josemariaescriva.info, has been redesigned and enlarged. It now becomes the fullest internet site for information about "the saint of the ordinary," as John Paul II called him.

The Prelate ordained to the priesthood Diego Pérez Gondar y José Ramón Alba Riera, two Associate members of Opus Dei. With words from the homily, a video and photos.

Beginning August 30, EWTN will air a 13-part series of half-hour interviews about St. Josemaría and Opus Dei. Co-hosts are Damon Owens and John Coverdale.