The Holy Father bids farewell
Address of Benedict XVI to the crowds during the ceremony before his departure from Cologne.
Homily of Benedict XVI for more than 800,000 young people
The Holy Father addressed his homily during the Holy Mass to a large crowd of participants at the World Youth Day.
Bishop Echevarría on World Youth Day
Bishop Echevarría spoke about the meaning of World Youth Day on Aug. 13, just before leaving for Cologne.
Bishop Echevarría's Golden Anniversary as a Priest
On August 7, the Opus Dei Prelate observed the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. He was ordained in Madrid with other members of Opus Dei in 1955. The anniversary is to be publicly celebrated in September. The following passages are taken from Bishop Echevarría's book, "Para Servir a la Iglesia"
The Prelate, An Old Friend
Melina and Pascal Oudot are “teacher-researchers” in the Faculty of Law at Dijon. She is a member of Opus Dei, he is not.
“The teaching of Josemaría Escrivá is inherently ecumenical”
Evgeni Pazukhin of St. Petersburg, Russia, is a philosopher and author. He has written the first biography of St. Josemaría Escrivá in Russian.
Iroto, a rural development center for women in Nigeria
Iroto Rural Development Centre was started at the beginning of 1986.
The most important "business": the children
An article written by the Prelate on the 30th anniversary of St. Josemaría's death.
The stuff of martyrs: death shed new light on the life of a remarkable priest
On January 9, Opus Dei celebrates the birthday of its founder. In some places members also remember Fr. Sal Ferigle, who died on January 9, 1997. Fr. Sal started Opus Dei's work in the United States in 1949, and helped start things off in Japan in 1958 and in Australia in 1963. We now re-print an article about him from Catholic World Report.
"The priest is just an instrument"
Fr. Javier del Castillo was ordained in Rome on May 21, 2005.