Opus Dei

The homily given by Benedict XVI on the 9th of July, 2006 during the Mass closing the Fifth World Meeting of Families that he celebrated at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain.

Every three years, the Pope convenes this large gathering for the purpose of celebrating God's gift of the family. The current meeting, which Pope Benedict XVI expects to attend, is taking place between July 1 and 9 in Valencia.

Bishop Javier Echevarria, Prelate of Opus Dei, ordained 34 priests in the Basilica of St. Eugene in Rome on May 27

EWTN will broadcast television programs about Opus Dei and Saint Josemaría Escriva on five consecutive evenings beginning June 26, the feast of Saint Josemaría.

The Mass kit, designed to help priests and parishes organize special Masses to celebrate the feast of St. Josemaria Escriva, is distributed free of charge by the St. Josemaria Institute.

Elizabeth Lev, an art historian, says that in her opinion the author of the Da Vinci Code knows neither Opus Dei nor any of its members.

We offer two videos in which experts in different areas speak about the Da Vinci Code.

In this video, Amy Welborn, author of the book "De-coding Da Vinci", explains Dan Brown's caricature of Opus Dei. She says: In reality it is an institution that offers spiritual formation to spread the Gospel.

An op-ed by the head of Opus Dei's women's programs in the U.S.

Andrea Ermini is 28 and works in Florence, in Italy. A year and a half ago he read the "Da Vinci Code" and was surprised by the picture it gives of Opus Dei. He made enquiries and... now has joined the institution. "Thanks to Dan Brown," he says, "I have rediscovered the beauty of the faith."