Opus Dei

During his years as head of Opus Dei, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo fostered the setting up of many social and educational projects all over the world, many of them for the benefit of the very needy.

Chronology of the Cause of Canonization of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo

Here is the homily preached by Cardinal Dolan in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York at the Mass for the feast of St. Josemaria.

An article published in “L’Osservatore Romano” last June by Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, Vicar General of Opus Dei, on the renowned philosopher Cornelio Fabro's great respect for St. Josemaría’s teachings, especially on love for freedom.

The Prelate of Opus Dei recently was in Bratislava (Slovakia) for a brief pastoral visit.

The Seventh World Meeting of Families will take place from May 30 to June 3 in Milan, Italy. The theme for the meeting is "The Family: Work and Celebration". This is because the question of how to achieve a work-life balance is one that affects families throughout the world.

A recent book by Eric Sammons looks at the inheritance St. Josemaría left to the Church. As Scott Hahn says in the foreword: "I could not have written a book as useful as Eric’s, for he sees my family inheritance from a different perspective."

The Midtown program for boys and the Metro program for girls are helping many students in the Chicago area to live up to their potential.

Metro Achievement Center in Chicago has now helped over 5,000 young girls (95% from minority backgrounds) to graduate from high school and go on to higher education. An article from www.josemariaescriva.info.