Opus Dei

Benedict XVI greeted the UNIV participants during his Wednesday audience, urging them to foster “a growing desire to meet Jesus Christ personally.”

The 4000 university students taking part in UNIV have written a letter to Benedict XVI expressing their thanks and support for his service to the Church.

Celina, a 23-year-old Chinese, is studying to be a concert pianist in Austria. After suffering a personal tragedy, she found new friends, and the path to God, in a student residence in Vienna.

Some links to recent statements and articles about Pope Benedict XVI's handling of clerical sex abuse cases

Capt. Joe Nonato is a Canadian teacher from Toronto, now part of Canadian mission in Afghanistan. Setting a supernatural tone to his work is part of his challenge: "It's not how we die that matters, it's how we live," he says.

Christ's Death is the Christians's Life, part 1

An audio version of "Christ's Death is the Christian's Life," from "Christ is Passing By."

4000 university students are coming to Rome for the UNIV conference to spend Holy Week close to the Holy Father and reflect on the urgent need to build a global culture based on Christian values.

The U.S. communications office of Opus Dei has received some media inquiries about the upcoming movie "There Be Dragons," directed by Roland Joffe. Opus Dei’s founder, Saint Josemaria Escriva, is one of the main characters in the film.

The prayer card of Saint Josemaria is now available in pdf format in 44 languages, including recent versions in Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Arabic, Bulgarian and Armenian.