In Marseille: "Faith gives us the strength we need"
On August 26th, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz arrived in Marseille, France, for a two day pastoral visit.
In the Congo Jungle, with the Pygmies
Claude, a faithful of the Prelature in the Congo, works for a European NGO. He shares his experience of several days spent with the pygmies, and reflects on the human and supernatural help the Christian faith can bring to them.
“We need to speak about Christ, not ourselves”
A summary of the five days Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz spent in northern Italy, with video highlights of the entire pastoral trip.
“I found God in a beggar on the metro”
Giampiero Autiero is an Italian surgeon who emigrated to Germany in search of work. An encounter with a beggar on the metro led him to change his life.
The Prelate, in Germany: "Let us strive to be instruments of unity"
On Saturday morning, August 19, over 500 people attended a Mass celebrated by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz in the parish of Saint Pantaleon, in Cologne.
Monsignor Ocáriz, in the Netherlands and Belgium
Continuing his pastoral trips to various countries in Europe, the Prelate had a chance this week to meet with faithful of Opus Dei in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Treasure of Children with Special Needs
Elizabeth Varghese, married and with two children, is a teacher in India. She was born and brought up in Indore, before moving to Delhi where she now lives and teaches children with special educational needs.
Economic Rebellion of the "Tea Slaves"
An article published in "El Mundo" about the Kimlea Training Centre, a corporate work of Opus Dei in Kenya that seeks to give women the skills needed to escape from their life as tea pickers on the Maramba plantation.
"Baptism is the beginning of hope"
After a summer break in July, Pope Francis returned to his reflections on the Christian virtue of hope, in his August 2 general audience.
Pastoral trip to France: “Joyful in hope”
From August 1-5, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, made a brief pastoral visit to France, where he had the opportunity to be with many faithful and friends of the Prelature.