Opus Dei

In the days leading up to the Easter Triduum in Rome, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz met with young people from around the world to speak about faith, work, and citizenship.

With deep gratitude and joy, we share the letter Pope Francis sent to the young participants of UNIV 2025. We share it with everyone as an invitation to join in prayer for the Holy Father, as he asks us to do in the letter.

Information about the 10th Ordinary General Congress of Opus Dei, which will take place from April 23 to May 5, 2025.

The Prelate of Opus Dei asks us to continue praying for the Pope's full recovery, and to prepare for Holy Week by considering Christ's infinite love. He also asks for prayers for the upcoming General Congress.

Nearly 3,000 students are gathering in Rome from 13 to 20 April to celebrate Holy Week during the Jubilee Year. Now in its 57th edition, UNIV also offers a series of cultural events reflecting on this year’s theme: “Citizens of Our World.”

Resources for prayer and FAQ for the season of Lent.

To commemorate the centenary of St. Josemaría's ordination, a video on his priestly vocation was shown in Zaragoza and Rome. It includes fragments of get togethers in which he shared advice with priests, inspiring them to live a holy and fruitful ministry.

Manuel Saavedra was a barber who learned to find God in his work and among his clients. His story, marked by great hardships, took a dramatic turn when he came into contact with Opus Dei in Peru. That meeting changed not only his life, but also that of his family.

To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Saint Josemaría Escrivá’s ordination to the priesthood, the city of Zaragoza hosted a series of events from 27 to 30 March. These included academic gatherings, liturgical celebrations, and festive family meetings. Similar events took place in Rome and Logroño, locations that played a significant role in the founder of Opus Dei’s life and childhood.

What events shaped young Josemaría’s life before 1928? How did he discover his priestly vocation? In this article, José Luis González Gullón takes us into the early years of St. Josemaría Escrivá’s priesthood, a key stage in his spiritual journey, when he had not yet founded Opus Dei but already intuited that God was asking something great of him.

The Josemaría Escrivá Study Center (Centro de Estudios Josemaría Escrivá) has launched a new website featuring interactive tools, including timelines and maps, and articles by historians. Published on the eve of the centenary of the priestly ordination of the founder of Opus Dei, the site offers previously unpublished content on this milestone.

An article on St. Gabriel's message to our Lady to prepare for the feast of the Annunciation (25 March), from a previously published series on the life of Mary.