Opus Dei

On Monday 10 April, at 11:20 midday, about 5,000 young people who are taking part in the 39th UNIV meeting will be received in audience by Pope Benedict XVI in the Pope Paul VI Hall (the Vatican).

On Monday 10 April, at 11:20 midday, about 5,000 young people who are taking part in the 39th UNIV meeting will be received in audience by Pope Benedict XVI in the Pope Paul VI Hall (the Vatican).

The TOT (Training of Trainers) Project began in 2003. University students from Fanusi Study Centre, a corporate apostolic work of Opus Dei, are trained to train rural women to start and run their own micro businesses.

Women members of Opus Dei began "Kimbondo," a social action program on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Congo.

The Family Farm School system in the Philippines, established by members of Opus Dei, can be the answer to the problem of underdevelopment in the Philippine rural areas.

"All together for Africa" is the motto of "Harambee," a solidarity project begun in 2002 to commemorate the canonization of the founder of Opus Dei. On February 13, Harambee announced four new African development initiatives.

John Paul II changed the world by "the simple force of an unquestionably good life". One year later, Bishop Javier Echevarría recalls the funeral of the pope and offers his reflections.

Raúl Hernandez is a businessman in Quezon City, The Philippines. He has been involved with setting up cooperatives and business training programs for young people.

Opus Dei is launching an all-new version of www.opusdei.org on March 22. The site will be offered in 22 languages. During 2005, Opus Dei’s website was visited by more than 3 million people.