Opus Dei

Yuri lives in Kiev (Ukraine) with his wife and daughter. He was baptized seven years ago. Soon after becoming a Catholic he met Opus Dei, which he says was another "big discovery."

When addressing the Catholic students of England, Scotland and Wales during his recent visit, Benedict XVI said: " I want the very best for you. And by far the best thing for you is to grow in holiness."

The Prelate speaks about devotion to the guardian angels, whose feast is celebrated by the Church on October 2nd. This is also the day on which Opus Dei was founded.

A selection of texts related to the Presentation of Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple 40 days after the Child's birth.

Nuria Mata has lived through two wars and once found herself looking down the gun barrel of a child soldier. Now, after 20 years in Congo, she chairs the foundation “Solidarity for Professionals” in Navarre, Spain

Eduardo Feschenko works for the Central Bank of Paraguay that had signed him up for a training course in New York. But there was a problem: the First Holy Communion of his daughter…

Those who care for the sick have an opportunity to live charity and to exercise patience.

Some students from North Hall, a university center in Trinidad & Tobago, spent the first week of August in Port-au-Prince on a social outreach program. They will never forget what they saw there.

As Julie pieces together her ‘chance encounters’ with God, she realizes that He has sent many people to help her on her journey: “I feel humbled, knowing I must be important to Him.”

On Sunday, September 19th, Pope Benedict XVI beatified John Henry Newman at a Mass in Birmingham. With links to photos and videos of the visit, and to some addresses and homilies.