Opus Dei

On Sunday October 13, at the end of Mass, Pope Francis entrusted the world to our Lady of Fatima with a special prayer in front of thousands of pilgrims at St. Peter's Square. The statue was brought for a 24-hour stay in Rome from the Fatima shrine.

On Friday October 18, at 11.30 am, the Holy Father received the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría, in a private audience.

St Josemaría gives very practical advice to couples for their marriage and family life, as shown in a new DVD “Take a chance on happiness”

Cosimo's birth was at first a great shock to Stefania. But her newly strengthened faith led her to launch out and help begin work opportunity programs for similarly affected children.

"Sanctifying oneself in work means allowing oneself to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit, who increases our capacity to love." 8th article in the series "Sanctifying our Work."

St Josemaría often said: “Our ordinary activities are not an insignificant matter. Rather they are the very hinge on which our sanctity turns." A new article in the series on "Sanctifying our Work."

Spurred by St. Josemaria's canonization in October 2002, Mian Añover and her husband started a social project for impoverished children and mothers in San Pedro, Laguna (Philippines).

In his Angelus address on Sunday, September 15, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of imitating God's mercy and learning to forgive others.

On October 1, feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the "Council of Cardinals" convoked in Rome, and pointed to the best way to bring many others to the Church.

St Josemaría teaches that we must see the redemptive value of suffering, as shown in a new DVD “Take a chance on happiness”