Letter of Pope Francis to Young People
Letter for the presentation of the Preparatory Document for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the theme “Youth, faith and vocational discernment,” to take place in October 2018.
Election of next prelate of Opus Dei to begin on January 21
The process planned for the election and appointment of the prelate of Opus Dei will begin in Rome on January 21.
Requiem Masses in London for Bishop Javier Echevarría
Masses were celebrated by Mgr. Nicholas Morrish, the Regional Vicar of Opus Dei in Britain, at St Bedes’s in south London on 7 January and in St Thomas More’s in north London on 14 January.
Memories of Bishop Javier Echevarría
Nicola Waite, a member of Opus Dei's Central Advisory in Rome, shares some memories of her time working with Bishop Javier Echevarria. "You could see as he talked that he was in constant conversation with God – you felt like he was talking to God, and encouraged you to do the same. And as somebody who was new to this whole world of the Catholic faith, that was very attractive. It was something that I felt...I want that!"
Saxum Multimedia Facility
A brief video showing some of the features of the soon-to-open Saxum Visitor Center in the Holy Land.
In Memory of Bishop Javier Echevarría
A selection of messages of condolence received since the death of Bishop Javier Echevarría on December 12, with a 20-minute video summary of the Mass celebrated for the repose of his soul on December 15 in Rome.
"Just Start. Ways to help people"
The eleven videos in this series on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, offered each month during the Jubilee Year of Mercy, can now be accessed on a single page.
Mass in Manchester for the repose of the soul of the Prelate of Opus Dei
The church of St Joseph’s, Longsight (south Manchester), was packed on Saturday 17 December for a Mass for the repose of the soul of the man known in life affectionately as “the Father”, Bishop Javier Echevarría, who was the head of Opus Dei for over two decades, from his appointment by Pope St John Paul II in 1994, to his death on 12 December 2016. Delegates will meet to elect a new Prelate later this month.
"Where there is a mother, there is tenderness"
"By her motherhood, Mary shows us that humility and tenderness are not virtues of the weak but of the strong." Homily of Pope Francis for the solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God.
Requiem Masses in London for Bishop Echevarría
The following Requiem Masses will be celebrated in London for the repose of the soul of Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei.