Opus Dei

On Saturday 9th May, 32 deacons from 14 countries will be ordained priest in San Eugenio Basilica in Rome at the hands of Bishop Javier Ecchevaria, Prelate of Opus Dei. Of the 32 deacons, the youngest comes from Kenya: Deacon James Mwara Njung’e. The other deacons hail from Spain, Poland, Ecuador, United States, Nigeria, Mexico, Taiwan, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Austria and Argentina. We caught up with Kenyan deacon to ask him a number of questions.

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis announced that a Jubilee Year of Mercy will begin next December 8, centered on the sacrament of Confession and the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Interview with Joanną Raczyńską, who lives in Poland. The mother of two children, she is a graphic designer and writes several blogs.

The 3rd book by Saint Josemaria translated into Vietnamese, it was published in Ho Chi Minh City just in time for Holy Week 2015.

Brief extract from the Prelate's get-togethers with UNIV students during Holy Week in Rome.

"Incontro Romano," an annual Rome gathering to discuss issues related to women, work in the home and service sectors, and family, held its 25th international Congress this past Tuesday, 31 March.

Bishop Javier Echevarria has just sent a letter to his sons and daughters in Kenya through the Regional Vicar with occasion of the terrorist attack in Garissa University College. He encourages us "to forgive and to pray for those who commit such atrocities".

We took her to the doctor three times but none of the medicines cured her cough.

The students taking part in UNIV Forum 2015 gave Pope Francis a painting of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, to show their solidarity with the Christians suffering persecution in various parts of the world.

The Prelate stresses the irreplaceable role of parents in the upbringing of children, in the context of the Marian year for the family.