Opus Dei

Nelida de Jesus lives in Amsterdam and works as a law professor. She is "sure God will grant many graces for the entire Church" with the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo.

A press kit for journalists has been prepared with background information on the beatification of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo. The beatification takes place on September 27 in Madrid.

A detailed 2-page map, with useful information for those planning to attend the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo on September 27 in Madrid.

In a get-together filmed in Bogota, Colombia in 1983, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo insisted that we Christians have to be always young, with a youthfulness that will last forever.

"Taste in your heart the need our world has to receive the graces of the Cross," Bishop Alvaro del Portillo tells us in a letter from September 1988.

EWTN will provide a live broadcast of the beatification Mass of Alvaro del Portillo on Saturday, September 27. IBC-13 will simultaneously broadcast the EWTN signal for free TV.

Some advice for those planning to attend the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo on September 27 in Madrid.

I want to write about a small favor that Dora did for me today. A week ago, I bought a pair of shoes. I had only worn the shoes four times before they broke. I decided to entrust the issue to Dora.

John F. Coverdale, author of "Saxum: The Life of Alvaro del Portillo," was interviewed on EWTN's program "Bookmark." Watch the full interview here.

A quick glance at the life of Alvaro del Portillo, the successor to Opus Dei's founder St. Josemaria Escriva. Bishop del Portillo will be beatified in Madrid on Sept. 27.