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Just Start (9): Offer Work Opportunities

In this 9th video in the series on the works of mercy, people from Uruguay, Italy and the Philippines talk about initiatives that seek to help provide opportunities for finding work, an essential element of human dignity.

Just Start (8): "Be with them to the end"

People from Russia, Brazil and Colombia speak about their efforts to assist the dying. A new video in the series on the works of mercy.

Saving the Unborn

Domtila, a supernumerary member of the Prelature with 6 children, has spent the past 25 years running a crisis pregnancy center in Nairobi, Kenya that has saved the lives of many babies.

"Caring for those who once cared"

Bernadette Agna writes from the Philippines about inviting her friends to visit a home for the elderly run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, and how they were enriched by this experience.

Just Start (7): Be Close to the Suffering

A new video in the series on the works of mercy, for the Jubilee of Mercy. People from the U.S., Germany, Brazil and Chile talk about their efforts to assist those who are suffering.

Just Start (6): Share What You Know

In this new video in the series on the works of mercy, people in Germany, the U.S. and Chile talk about their efforts to pass on their knowledge and experience to those who are younger.

Just Start (5): Open Doors "Assisting Refugees"

In this new video in the series on the works of mercy, people in Austria and Germany speak about their efforts to assist refugees seeking a new home in their country.

"Sunrise in Kibera" Mentoring Disadvantaged Youth in Kenya

Macheo ("sunrise" in Swahili) is an after-school support program for students from one of Africa's largest slums, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. It is organized and staffed by students and teachers from Strathmore University, a corporate work of Opus Dei.

Just Start (4): Learn to Forgive

In this new video in the series on the works of mercy, various people talk about their struggle to forgive others, and the peace that doing so brings into their life.

"Charity is contagious" Netherhall Residents Assist Refugees in France

In response to Pope Francis’ call for practical acts of charity during the Jubilee Year of Mercy, groups of students from Netherhall House, an intercollegiate residence hall in London, have been making trips to Calais to help the refugees stranded there.