Number of articles: 117

"Loving Mom and Dad"

During a 1988 get-together in Quebec, Canada, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo speaks about the love children owe to their parents.

Videos

Some Recent Favors of Don Alvaro

A hard-to-sell cow. Tensions in a polygamous family. A premature baby. These stories from Kenya represent a few of the many recent favors attributed to the intercession of Alvaro del Portillo.

Documentation

Sanctity: Everyone's Vocation

An article by the Prelate of Opus Dei published in "Palabra." "The ceremony on the upcoming 27th of September reminds us once again of the universal calling to holiness, preached untiringly by Saint Josemaria Escriva and reaffirmed forcefully by Vatican II."

From the Prelate

Free APP for Alvaro del Portillo’s Beatification in iOS and Android

A brief biography of his life, texts and hymns for the ceremony on September 27 in Madrid, transport information and maps of Madrid, GPS-marked sites related to his life, are some of the features of this new free App available in English.

Documentation

"Learning to forgive"

In a get-together in Mexico in 1983, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo insists that we need to learn how to forgive others, so that God will forgive us.

Videos

"People here are always giving thanks"

Isabel Covarrubias, a teacher from Santiago, Chile, is spending this semester helping out at Kimlea Technical Training Centre in Kenya.

Personal testimonies

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.

Recent News

Letter from the Prelate (July 2014)

The Prelate suggests that, besides intensifying our prayer, we can also prepare very well for the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo by carrying out works of mercy.

Pastoral Letters and Messages

Harambee Social Projects and the Beatification

Harambee Africa International, in conjunction with the organizing committee for the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo, is inviting people to assist four African social and educational initiatives begun by Bishop Alvaro del Portillo.

Documentation

Joy

In a get-together in Hong Kong in 1987, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo assures us that drawing close to God always results in a deeper joy.

Videos