Opus Dei

World Youth Day 2023 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 6 August. Four young Chileans talk about how they're preparing for the event.

Fr. Joaquim Cabanyes died at the age of 62 in Nigeria, due to Covid-19. Jaime remembers meeting him on a hot dusty road 20 years ago, in the middle of Nigeria.

July 16 is the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. "Wear on your breast the holy scapular of Carmel," Saint Josemaria said. "Besides, how maternal the sabbatine privilege is!"

Saint Josemaría’s dedication to the Church was total. He promoted among the laity the awareness that they are Church.

A newly-married engineer narrates his first visit to the Prelatic Church of Opus Dei in Rome, the day before his wedding.

Justice begins with our relationship with God, shown in our readiness to give thanks. A new editorial in the "Very Human, Very Divine" series on the virtues.

We share the self-narrated story of Collins a young lawyer, fresh out of Law School who, despite his inexperience and lack of means, could not hold himself back from helping people in need. The sight of someone in handcuffs, the cry of a mother whose only son was about to be jailed for a petty reason, innocent people who only needed a lawyer to speak for them… these were some of the sights that elicited empathy from Collins, and he decided to help, often without invitation.

“Kneeling does not come from any culture – it comes from the Bible.” Let us not forget to bend our knees. It is a good physical and spiritual exercise. “O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! (Ps 95:6)

Let us pray that Catholics place at the centre of their lives the Eucharistic Celebration, which transforms human relationships profoundly and opens up an encounter with God and their brothers and sisters.

The first Mass in Iraq in honor of Saint Josemaría Escriva was celebrated on 24 June 2023 at the church of St. Anthony the Great in Erbil.