Opus Dei

On October 23 the Pope closed the synod of bishops that was dedicated to the Eucharist. This, the final message of the synod, was posted on the Vatican's web site.

She left the comfort of Europe to empower African women. The impact is continental, writes Lilian Aluanga.

This morning in the Holy See Press Office, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, presented some information concerning the Eleventh Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, "The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church."

"The Da Vinci Code" presents Opus Dei as hostile to the modern, secular world. In fact, the reverse is true. One of Opus Dei’s central ideas is that lay Christians are called to be fully a part of the modern, secular world, improving it by their Christian witness rather than rejecting and withdrawing from it.

Students and staff of Strathmore University participated as volunteers in the 2005 World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany.

Benedict XVI blessed a statue of St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, which was recently placed in a niche on the outside of St. Peter's Basilica.

After praying the Angelus with the faithful in Castelgandolfo, Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow over the catastrophe which struck the city of New Orleans, and the one in Baghdad which took hundreds of lives last Wednesday due to sudden panic in a religious procession.

A statue of St. Josemaria was placed just outside St. Peter's Basilica on August 30. It is the work of sculptor Romano Cosci.

Address of Benedict XVI to the crowds during the ceremony before his departure from Cologne.

The Holy Father addressed his homily during the Holy Mass to a large crowd of participants at the World Youth Day.