Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 10, 2008, marked the sixtieth anniversary of this declaration. We offer some relevant addresses by John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
“I’d Rather Have the Kids!”
Agustín Cornejo is the manager of the agricultural school, Las Garzas, in Chile, and a Supernumerary of Opus Dei. The youngest of eleven siblings, orphaned when he was six, he talks about his life and work.
“I Can’t Give What I Don’t Have”
How did Opus Dei come about? Has it fulfilled its mission? What is the greatest difficulty you confront as Prelate? In this video, Bishop Echevarría responds to these and other questions asked by a journalist from the Italian television network RAI (8’24”).
In Jerusalem: Mass with Latin Patriarch
Recently members and friends celebrated Opus Dei's 80th anniversary with the Latin Patriarch. This video shows how the spirit of Opus Dei helps Christians and non-Christians to be sowers of peace in our Lord's homeland (8'49'').
First Church in Africa Dedicated to St. Josemaría
Under shade provided by thatched palm branches, several hundred people from the Congolese town of Nkama-Bangala attended the inaugural Mass for the first church in Africa dedicated to St. Josemaría.
A New Statue of St. Josemaría
In a small town in Aragon, Spain, the parish church has a new statue of St. Josemaría.
Statement by University of Navarra President
After the recent terrorist attack at the University of Navarra, in which over 20 people were injured, the president of the university, Ángel J. Gómez-Montoro, made a public statement.
The Pope Encourages Reading the Bible
More than 1,200 people read the Bible uninterruptedly over the course of a week during the Synod on the Word of God in Rome. The Pope began the reading with Genesis. Among the readers was Bishop Javier Echevarría. (Video)
Reading the Bible with the Saints
Words from Bishop Javier Echevarría's intervention in the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God
Interview with the Prelate of Opus Dei
Bishop Javier Echevarría was interviewed on October 3 by a Rome newspaper, "La Repubblica," on the occasion of Opus Dei’s 80th anniversary.