Opus Dei

On 24 May, twenty faithful of Opus Dei will receive priestly ordination from Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. (Rome time) in the Basilica of St Eugene.

Most Rev. Elias Ayuban, bishop of Cubao, gave the homily during the Solemn Eucharistic Concelebration held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in New Manila, Quezon City on the liturgical feast day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, 12 May 2025.

Frequenting the Eucharist is our living response to his promise to remain with us: if He is with me always, I want to be with Him, too.

The Holy Father received the Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, in an audience today.

“There is no greater joy than living solely for the Lord and, with Him, serving others,” said the Prelate of Opus Dei, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, during the Mass on 12 May 2025 in the Basilica of Saint Eugene (Rome).

May 12 is the feast day of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, the successor to the founder of Opus Dei. Here is a radio drama series on the life of Alvaro, produced by The Merry Beggars at Relevant Radio.

On the occasion of his feast day on May 12, the author relates how she was inspired this year to publish a graphic novel of Blessed Alvaro.

On Saturday, 10 May, the Pope will meet with the cardinals. On Sunday, he will pray the Regina Caeli and give a greeting from the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. Communiqué from the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household.

Report, video, and transcript of Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the faithful from St. Peter’s Basilica following his election.

Homily during Holy Mass with the Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on the morning of 9 May 2025.