Opus Dei

Rome Reports is providing brief video summaries of all the main papal events during World Youth Day in Madrid.

Over 150 young people from every diocese in Russia are in Madrid. They have come with a great desire to be with the Pope and to strengthen their Catholic faith.

Rashid Abrey-Puentes has come to Madrid from Kazakhstan to attend World Youth Day. Baptized when he was 15, he is now 18 and is studying architecture in Almaty.

Texts from the Magisterium of the Church, saints and Christian poets on our Lady's passage from this world and entry into heaven.

An article by the Prelate published in the Spanish paper "Alfa y Omega." In just a few days young people from all around the globe will gather in Madrid to meet with Pope Bendict XVI.

Françoise, who lives in France and has 7 children, talks about how her vocation to Opus Dei helps her to care for her children and husband.

Writing from Africa, the Prelate asks us to assist the apostolic work all over the world by our prayer and sacrifice, and to pray especially for the upcoming World Youth Day in Madrid.

During his recent visit to the war-torn country, Bishop Javier Echevarría insisted: "Love one another more. Be concerned about all the men and women in Ivory Coast and pray for everyone.”

In the atmosphere of expectation that prevailed in the Upper Room after the Ascension, Mary played a central role in the descent of the Holy Spirit.

Mary lost her first job in the credit crunch and had to begin again. She learnt from St Josemaria how to turn her work into love.