Cause of canonization to open for Bishop Alvaro del Portillo
Cardinal Camillo Ruini will preside over the opening session of a tribunal of the Vicariate of Rome in the cause of canonization of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo on March 5, 2004. Bishop del Portillo was born in Madrid in 1914, succeeded St. Josemaría Escrivá as head of Opus Dei in 1975, and died in Rome in 1994.
Genuine school of love
Bishop Alvaro del Portillo's commentary on the Pope's letter to families.
Light, salt, and leaven
"The Christian's task is similar to that of Christ's first disciples: to pass on the Good News by example and word." An article by Bishop del Portillo published in Issue XXVII of Catholic Familyland, 1998.
"The Irish Times" reports on the Cleraun media conference
A conference on professional integrity in the media brought more than 120 media professionals to the Cleraun Study Centre recently. Cleraun is a centre of Opus Dei in Dublin. Two articles from "The Irish Times" follow.
Cardinals Tauran and Herranz installed at their titular churches
Zenit reports on the installation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Cardinal Julián Herranz at two churches in Rome entrusted to Opus Dei, St. Apollinare and St. Eugenio.
Message of the Pope for Lent
"Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us set out with trust on our Lenten journey, sustained by fervent prayer, penance and concern for those in need." Full message follows.
“Opus Dei helped me see my illness as real work”
It was the first time the journalist had interviewed a person stretched out on top of a bed. But he agreed the interviewee should be comfortable. "Diari de Tarragona" interviews Joaquín Romero, 35, a technical architect from Barcelona with irreversible multiple sclerosis.
“I rediscovered that I could have a personal relationship with God”
“The joy of the Children of God” is a new brochure published by the Opus Dei Information Office. In it people from different continents tell how they embarked upon or set about improving their Christian life thanks to the teachings of St Josemaría Escrivá. James Burfitt is one of these witnesses.
Large families: lots of work and lots of fun
"Having a large family is certainly hard work, but it is immeasurably rewarding and can be lots of fun." John Perrotet, 46, works in the tourism sector in Sydney, Australia, where he lives with his wife Anne and their family.