
“The Church is a sign of unity and peace in the very heart of humanity”
In his 11 March general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the Church as the people of God.

What is freedom, really?
In a do-whatever-you-want kind of culture, we might think that freedom means having no limits. But are you really free if you don’t know what you want?

Ximena: Young People and Love for the Pope
Ximena shares how the formation she received at centres of the Work in Chiclayo, Peru awakened a deep love for the Pope. This journey led her to her current participation in the youth advisory council of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
A New Digital Window Into the History of Opus Dei

Two specialist institutions launch a new website dedicated to the history of Opus Dei, combining academic rigour with an accessible, multimedia approach.
Romana 80 in English

A new issue of “Romana,” the official bulletin of the prelature of Opus Dei, is available in English on the Romana website. It covers the first half of 2025.
Christmas invites us to see beyond our present

Some Christians never allow a day to go by without remembering the night that Jesus was born. They’re not just looking forward to Christmas. They’re looking forward to eternity with God. I doubt I can capture this ideal in words, but I want to try. Christmas invites us to catch a glimpse of all that lies beyond our present world.
Lent is here to draw us back to God
In living Christian faith, much is brimming over with light. We catch a glimpse of God working wonders in our lives. We feel the power of the angel’s words: “Rejoice! The Lord is with you.” But in our lives, there is also much that is darkness.
Husband, Parent, Business Entrepreneur, Saint

On 18th December 2025, Pope Leo authorised the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to publish the decree recognising a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Enrico Ernesto Shaw, lay faithful and father of a family.
There’s more to true love than romance

Valentine’s Day is all about love. There are two radically different ways of looking at it. If your romance reduces to a one-night stand, it is nothing more than a lie dressed up to look like love. If a man commits himself to be faithful to one woman for his whole life and the woman commits herself in the same way, then their love is true love.
Allow God to order steps in the New Year

How you ever noticed how clearly the Gospel focuses on change? The Bible is all about a change from the old covenant to the new covenant. Jesus tells his disciples about a change that begins with a baptism of fire. He works his first miracle by changing water into wine. The Sermon on the Mount tells us to change from the old law to the new law, where we love our enemies and overcome evil with an abundance of good deeds.


