Alvaro del Portillo in Facebook, Twitter and Smartphone app
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.
Information about Bishop Alvaro del Portillo
Information about Bishop Alvaro del Portillo's life and cause of canonization.
Bibliography and documents
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.
Personal testimonies regarding Alvaro del Portillo
Brief comments about Bishop Alvaro del Portillo taken from statements by well-known people in the Church and society.
John Paul II prays before mortal remains of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo
The Holy Father John Paul II came to pray before the body of Alvaro del Portillo soon after his death.
Biography of Alvaro del Portilllo
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.
Decree on the Heroic Virtues of Alvaro del Portillo
Decree signed by Benedict XVI on June 28, 2012 recognizing the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Alvaro del Portillo.
John Paul II and Alvaro del Portillo
A brief video about the friendship between John Paul II and Bishop Alvaro del Portillo.
Miracle through Bishop Alvaro's intercession: recovery of Jose Ignacio
The Holy See has attributed to the intercession of Bishop Alvaro the recovery of the newborn Jose Ignacio Ureta Wilson after a cardiac arrest lasting longer than half an hour. 8 min video.
John Paul II and John XXIII to be canonized; Alvaro del Portillo to be beatified
This morning Pope Francis signed decrees approving miracles obtained through the intercession of Blessed John Paul II and Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, first successor of Saint Josemaría as the head of Opus Dei, and approved the canonization of Blessed John XXIII.