Synod of Bishops Underway
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."
Opus Dei’s focus on secular life
"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.
Strathmore Volunteers at the 2005 World Youth Day
Students and staff of Strathmore University participated as volunteers in the 2005 World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany.
The Pope blesses statue of St. Josemaría
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.
The Pope prays for the Hurricane victims
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 in St. Peter's
A statue of St. Josemaria was placed just outside St. Peter's Basilica on August 30. It is the work of sculptor Romano Cosci.
The Holy Father bids farewell
Address of Benedict XVI to the crowds during the ceremony before his departure from Cologne.
Homily of Benedict XVI for more than 800,000 young people
The Holy Father addressed his homily during the Holy Mass to a large crowd of participants at the World Youth Day.
The stuff of martyrs: death shed new light on the life of a remarkable priest
On January 9, Opus Dei celebrates the birthday of its founder. In some places members also remember Fr. Sal Ferigle, who died on January 9, 1997. Fr. Sal started Opus Dei's work in the United States in 1949, and helped start things off in Japan in 1958 and in Australia in 1963. We now re-print an article about him from Catholic World Report.
"The priest is just an instrument"
Fr. Javier del Castillo was ordained in Rome on May 21, 2005.