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.

Andrew Olea went to Kenya in 1980. Eight years ago he decided to help the uneducated poor to get ahead. In a inteview he talks about The Eastlands project he has started in Nairobi.

As the feastday of St. Josemaria (June 26) approaches, we offer some resources about his life and work: videos, photos, and historical information.

On June 2, the canonization cause of José Luis Muzquiz was formally opened. One of the first three priests in Opus Dei, he began its apostolic work in the U.S. With Rome Reports video coverage.

Brigitte Irwin initially trained as a biologist, and now helps to run Thornycroft Hall Conference Centre, in the heart of the beautiful Cheshire countryside. The activities that take place there are organised by Opus Dei and take their inspiration from the spirit and teachings of St Josemaria Escriva, its founder. Here Brigitte explains what goes on behind the scenes in Thornycroft Hall, and reflects on the deeper repercussions she sees in her work.

On May 8, José Luis Mumbiela, member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, was ordained as bishop of Almaty, Kazakhstan. An interview published in "Catalunya Cristiana."

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On Saturday, May 14th, in Rome, Bishop Javier Echevarría ordained 35 new priests of Opus Dei. With words from the Prelate's homily, remarks by 2 of the new priests and some photos.