Opus Dei

Cardinal Camillo Ruini will preside over the opening session of a tribunal of the Vicariate of Rome in the cause of canonization of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo on March 5, 2004. Bishop del Portillo was born in Madrid in 1914, succeeded St. Josemaría Escrivá as head of Opus Dei in 1975, and died in Rome in 1994.

"Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us set out with trust on our Lenten journey, sustained by fervent prayer, penance and concern for those in need." Full message follows.

Zenit reports on the installation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Cardinal Julián Herranz at two churches in Rome entrusted to Opus Dei, St. Apollinare and St. Eugenio.

It was the first time the journalist had interviewed a person stretched out on top of a bed. But he agreed the interviewee should be comfortable. "Diari de Tarragona" interviews Joaquín Romero, 35, a technical architect from Barcelona with irreversible multiple sclerosis.

"Having a large family is certainly hard work, but it is immeasurably rewarding and can be lots of fun." John Perrotet, 46, works in the tourism sector in Sydney, Australia, where he lives with his wife Anne and their family.

The Crotona Center’s programs help about 200 boys a year expand their horizons and gain important virtues.

Although this book was published as a work of fiction, claims have been made that it is “meticulously researched” and useful as a tool for theological reflection. We wish to alert readers to the fact that it many of its claims about Christian history and theology are contrary to the conclusions of mainstream Christian scholarship.

On the feast of St. Francis of Sales, patron of journalists, the Holy See published Pope John Paul II's message for the 38th World Communications Day. Excerpts follow.

Harambee 2002, the solidarity project promoting educational initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa, starts its second phase with an Africa awareness campaign and a new round of fund-raising to finance more projects.