Opus Dei

Today Pope Leo XIV turns 71. In just a few days he will travel to France (Paris, Lourdes, and Metz, from 25-28 September) and many people are already preparing to welcome him. A group of friends got a head start in their own way, through his texts.

Catholics can find it difficult to live their faith amid the demands and busyness of everyday life. MONSIGNOR MARIANO FAZIO, Opus Dei’s auxiliary vicar, shares insights from his writings on faith and contemporary life. This article first ran in the 13 September issue of Catholic News Singapore.

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz visited El Salvador from 13 to 15 August. Speaking to families and young people, he emphasised that, despite suffering — and indeed alongside it — it is possible to be happy, because love is what gives us the strength to do anything.

The Saint Francis University in Hong Kong recently hosted Msgr Mariano Fazio, the Auxiliary Vicar of Opus Dei, in a seminar exploring how personal interiority, ethical responsibility, and genuine human connection can renew contemporary culture from the inside out.

Msgr. Mariano Fazio explores St. Josemaría's vision for business schools: institutions called to unite professional excellence, the Church's social doctrine, and the sanctification of work, with the human person at the centre and a deep spirit of service.

Why a Pyrenean adventure club of bankers and executives ends every year at the shrine of Torreciudad, and welcomes participants of every faith.

From 22 to 27 August 2026, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz was in Uruguay, just a few months before the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the first members of Opus Dei in the country. He met with families, young people, and individuals from a range of educational and social initiatives. The chronicle, photographs, and videos capture some moments from those days.

Video of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz’s visit to Honduras from 10 to 12 August. In San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, whilst meeting with families, young people and the community at the Taular Institute of Technology, he emphasised the great value of everyday life because of the love that goes into it.

On 1 July 2026, a public conversation was held at Fujimi Academy in Tokyo between film director Jumpei Matsumoto and Bishop Toshihiro Sakai, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu. Here are some excerpts from their discussion on cinema and the life of faith.

A City of London lawyer organised a mountain trip to help a stressed friend in 2001. Twenty-five years on, it's an international fellowship spanning 14 countries.