Opus Dei

Maria José Hernández is a lawyer and the mother of three young children.

Lent begins this year on February 6th. The Holy Father invites us to rediscover the "value of our Christian lives" and speaks about almsgiving.

VIDEO: During his first Mass of the year, on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Benedict XVI unveiled his wish list for 2008: that the family be strengthened, and that peace spread to all places.

In 1956, St. Josemaria gave a homily entitled "The Epiphany of our Lord." We offer a selection here.

Louise Lalu, a cooperator from Congo, recounts how she overcame great adversity to become a doctor. She also helps promotes Harambee programs in Africa.

Benedict XVI said that the crib and the tree are symbols that help us to remember Christmas’ true meaning: that God has become man in order to help us.

Pope Benedict XVI’s second encyclical is on Christian hope. The title comes from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans: "in hope we were saved."

The new deacons come from 15 countries and were ordained today by the Prelate in the Basílica of San Eugenio in Rome. We present some excerpts from Bishop Javier Echevarría's homily along with the names of the newly ordained deacons.

""Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." Citing words of St. Jerome, the Holy Father advised all the faithful to read a passage from the Bible each day.

On the solemnity of All Saints, the Holy Father stressed that not only all Christians are called to sanctity, but that every human being is called to be a saint.