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St. Francis and St. Josemaría: 800 Years of a Call to Freedom of Heart

On the eighth centenary of St. Francis of Assisi's death, Friar Francesco Ielpo, Custos of the Holy Land, looks at what the St. Francis' poverty and St. Josemaría's teaching on detachment have in common.

Pray with the Pope: For mental health ministry | October 2026

There are wounds that often remain invisible and are lived in the deepest solitude. Those experiencing a mental illness usually face, in addition to their own suffering, the weight of stigma and the indifference of those who look the other way. Faced with this reality, the Church is called to be an open home, a community that listens without judging and that accompanies.

New Website for the Centenary of Opus Dei

A new website to help you prepare for the centenary of Opus Dei, bringing together everything related to the celebration in one place: core materials, resources for your spiritual life, stories from around the world, and updates on what's being planned in your own country.

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General Intention (2026-2027)

The Prelate is suggesting that the faithful and friends of Opus Dei pray for this intention in a special way from 2 October 2026 to 2 October 2027.

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All Four Episodes of "Very Human: True Stories in Opus Dei" Out Now

Across four episodes, more than forty people from ten countries open up about how experiencing God's love in daily life has helped them find strength in their own fragility. It's a journey from Brazil to South Korea that takes us into true stories full of challenges, yes, but also of faith and hope.

“Do not be afraid of the future”: Pope Leo XIV in France

Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic journey to France, from his UNESCO address in Paris to the grotto of Lourdes and the roots of Europe in Metz.

GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Christians, states Gaudium et Spes, “can justly consider that by their labour they are unfolding the Creator’s work, consulting the advantages of their brother men, and are contributing by their personal industry to the realization in history of the divine plan”.

Friendships Forged for Life

Executives and professionals from Moldova, Poland, London and Madrid share how a Pyrenees expedition became a lasting brotherhood of faith and friendship.

"For the first time in my life, I'm going to see the Pope"

Raphaël is 23. He was baptised this Easter, and in a few days' time he'll see the Pope for the first time, in his native France.

"Forgiveness is a doorway": A Filmmaker and a Bishop on Faith, Acting, and Sanctifying Work

Director Jumpei Matsumoto and Bishop Toshihiro Sakai discuss forgiveness, friendship with God, and how an actor's craft can be a path to becoming "another Christ."