Opus Dei

For the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul on 25 January, here is an article originally published in 2008 for the Year of Saint Paul in the Church, convoked by Benedict XVI to foster Christian unity.

On 23 January 2017, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was elected Prelate of Opus Dei. For this anniversary, we offer an interview recently published in the Italian newspaper “Avvenire.”

Saint Josemaría highlighted five aspects of the formation offered by Opus Dei: human, spiritual, doctrinal-religious, apostolic, and professional. This series explains the impact of that formation on the sanctification of work. But what exactly is professional formation?

In his 19 January general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Joseph, speaking about the tenderness of his fatherhood.

Some words written down on a piece of paper by Don Alvaro del Portillo for the late Edith Katama, who helped begin Opus Dei's apostolic work in Uganda.

Jerry is an Anglican minister who assists people fleeing from ISIS in the Middle East. He says being a Cooperator is a great help for him in his personal life and ministry.

From the 18 the 25 of January, the whole Church prays for the unity of Christians. In his message, the Prelate of Opus Dei asks for prayers for this intention.

Meditations for each day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January, which ends on the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul.

The students of Los Cerros (a school in Colombia), in collaboration with the Food Bank, have collected more than 9,600 cans of food that will be distributed to vulnerable families in Bogota.

This letter, signed by the Holy Father in Saint John Lateran on December 26, is addressed to husbands and wives around the world in the "Amoris Laetitia" Year of the Family. Pope Francis encourages them to continue to walk in "the strength of Jesus’ faithful love," with the help of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary.