Opus Dei

Homily of Cardinal Angelo Amato during the Mass for the Beatification of Alvaro del Portillo

People of 90 different nationalities, including 1,600 Filipinos, are expected to attend the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo in Madrid on Saturday, September 27.

VIDEO: Bishop Alvaro inspired the establishment of many social initiatives in the Philippines. He was an exemplary pastor in the service of all souls and touched the lives of thousands around the world, who are looking forward to his beatification on September 27, 2014. , according to many in the Church. He inspired the establishment of many social initiatives in the Philippines.

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.

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 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.

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

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.