Kimlea Technical Training Centre
Near Nairobi, Kenya, Kimlea began in 1989 under the encouragement of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo. To date about 12,000 women have benefited, most of them young girls working on the tea and coffee plantations.
Letter from the Prelate (August 2014)
The Prelate invites us to struggle to win out in all the battles of the interior life, in order to ensure that we win the "last battle."
The Prelate in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
From July 28 to August 3, as part of his pastoral trip to 6 countries in Central America, Bishop Echevarria visited Nicaragua and Costa Rica and met with thousands of people.
News about the Beatification through WhatsApp
It is now possible to receive the latest news and information about the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo through WhatsApp.
John Paul II and illness: God's caress
Bishop Alvaro recalls John Paul II’s hospital stay after the assassination attempt in 1981, and says that illness is a caress from God.
Interior life
Bishop del Portillo explains to a young deaf woman that sickness is an opportunity to have a deeper interior life.
Apostolate is to love other people
"Doing apostolate is a question of love" assures Bishop del Portillo in a get-together with Kenian families.
Meeting with St Josemaria Escriva in Peru
In July 1974, Saint Josemaría was in Peru, where he had several informal meetings and get-togethers with people who worked the land there.
Africa's call
Why do many people visit Africa and then want to stay there? Alvaro del Portillo answers in this short video.
An Optimistic Apostolate
"Prayer is the lever that moves the Most Merciful Heart of our Saviour," Bishop Alvaro del Portillo assures us, in a Letter written in 1990.