Opus Dei

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz spent close to a month in Pamplona. Before returning to Rome, he took part in a gathering attended by thousands of people, mostly families connected with Opus Dei’s apostolic activities in Navarre, the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Soria. It was held last Thursday, 23 July, at the University of Navarre’s sports center.

17,000 people, 50 countries, 13 languages, and nearly 2,000 hours of shared reflection: that was the response to our call to “renovate the house” together as this website turns 30. Here are our main findings from the survey in April.

A message from Pope Leo XIV for the feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne, which is also the 6th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

At the Niéré Centre (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), monthly "Formation Sundays" give parents and children a shared space to talk, play and learn from one another.

Mary lives a busy schedule in a crowded city, but she finds joy and meaning in her daily routine. As a numerary of Opus Dei, Mary strives to live out a vocational call to holiness in the middle of the working world. In this interview, Mary describes how her faith, the teachings of St. Josemaria, and the spirit of Opus Dei assist her in her work as a human-centered designer.

A Dominican doctor recounts the unexpected obstacles that kept her from a Catholic wedding after her move to Spain, and how a chance encounter with Opus Dei helped her through years of longing to fully live her faith.

Human life is a sacred gift that merits to be welcomed, protected and cared for in all its stages. Nevertheless, indifference, exclusion and violence threatening the dignity of the person, especially those who are particularly vulnerable, persists in many parts of the world. When respect for life diminishes, the throwaway culture grows, leaving many without the care, support and recognition they need.

At 54, Fernando cares for his father, who is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, while working for the Post Office, after years working as a chauffeur for high society. Between kilometres of cycling, the pages of his books and his daily rounds, Fernando has come to realise that the most urgent and valuable delivery a person can make will never fit into any envelope: it’s time spent caring for others.

“Invoking the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Josemaría,” Pope Leo XIV sent his apostolic blessing to the participants in the fourth edition of the Navarro-Valls Award. The event took place on Tuesday 23 June in the Sala della Protomoteca at the Capitoline Museums.

In his 24 June general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Sacrosanctum Concilium” and the mystery of the Eucharist.